A New Day, New Worries

Today when we went to the hospital, we were told we couldn't see Landon for several hours. Our hearts stopped as we feared there must be something wrong with him and the doctors must be working on him. Then the NICU receptionist promptly told us that Landon was fine, it was just that two new babies were transferred to the hospital and since they were in the same room as Landon we couldn't see him until they were settled. It was reassuring that for once it wasn't our son's isolette that the doctors were crowded around.

When we finally got to see him we were surprised at his appearance. He was so swollen that he had gained nearly his body weight in fluid retention. The nurse assured us that this is a normal reaction for a preemie to have after a catastrophic infection and hard surgery. They couldn't tell us how long he would be swollen, or even if he would get even bigger. On top of this, he was having trouble keeping his blood pressure up. This also is not uncommon given his state, but is still scary to see.

We did get some good news today. The surgeons came by and were happy with his progress. They even said they would try to close the wound on Thursday or Friday as long as he remained stable. The remain stable is the scary part because with a preemie and our son especially, you really never know what each day or hour will bring. When I asked his doctor when she would not be so worried about his prognosis she told me the day I take him home...I said that would stop her worries but would just elevate mine!