I don't fully understand everything the doctor said about the CT scan, but in a nutshell Memphis does have brain damage. From what I understand he has more fluid in his head around the brain than what he should which in turn makes his brain smaller than it should be. This could be from lack of oxygen to the brain, being on ECMO, or both. So what does this mean for Memphis in the future developmentally? Nobody knows and we won't know until we get to those developmental mile stones. Memphis will probably get an Magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) now that the CT scan showed brain damage.
Children that were on ECMO are high risk for hearing loss. Memphis got a hearing test today and as of today he can hear just fine in both ears! He will have to get a hearing test every three months.
The renal Doctor came by this morning and said that when babies have intensive issues that affect the kidneys it is normal for them to have high blood pressure for several months after. Memphis will stay on a blood pressure medicine until hopefully he levels out and grows out of the need for it.
Still looking yellow but doing good all things considered. The withdrawals still aren't terrible, his temperature was up last night but down again this morning. When we came in this morning Memphis was sleeping peacefully and looking sweet.
Many prayers for Memphis! I have been following his blog and praying for him! My baby girl is an ECMO survivor and a survivor of right sided CDH. She is almost 3 now and healthy and perfect! The CDH baby with us in the hospital, I remember, had an MRI that showed a smaller brain than normal at the time of discharge, but she went on to be a completely normal and perfect little girl. You just never know - our little warriors can overcome so much!!!! Many prayers for continued progress for your little guy.
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Jennifer
Mom to Dakota 12-25-2008
RCDH survivor
jennifertrafton@hotmail.com
This baby is a fighter, smaller brain or not, he will prevail! :)
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