So today was Memphis' first full day back on dialysis. He has shown improvements, but the doctor doesn't want to push him into a idle standpoint on the ECMO pump as of yet, he wants to get the weight off first. They had started him at 10cc of extra fluid off every hour. He tolerated that well, so they increased that to 20. At around seven pm, he started feeling the effects of having too much fluid taken off. His pump started acting up and the pressure monitors would set off and pause the pump, which would in turn aggravate Memphis. His upper saturation number which is typically between 95 and 100 was briefly dropping into the 70's. This was all said to be the product of having too much intravenous fluids pulled off. The dialysis pump has been turned back down now, to zero, and they are waiting for the intracellular fluids to seep into his bloodstream.It shouldn't take long, but on the other hand it could happen faster. The day was slow to pass by and it was filled with the sounds of alarms going off all around us. Every time one would go off it seemed to wake Memphis up. He was very restless and then would "sleep" with his eyes wide open. His eyes would drift around until they found a satisfactory spot and then they would drift apart from each other. It was a pitiful sight. Not often do I wish they would give him more sedation, but today was one of those days.
Just to remind everyone, Memphis needs all the thoughts and prayers he can get but he isn't the only baby up there. Our neighbors need it also, please send some their way. The family right next to us is dealing with a diaphragmatic hernia as well, they need all the thoughts and prayers they can get. Thanks.
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