Second stable night off ECMO

Memphis had another good night last night. 48 hours off of ECMO! He kept all his saturation numbers above 95 which is exactly what we want! If the numbers were to get below 95 he is more than likely shunting and his pulmonary hypertension is effecting him. That would not be good.

When we asked the surgeon when Memphis would get repair surgery he said that it would be sometime this up coming week (Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday). The doctor would like the venelator settings to come down some more first. This is because once the surgery is over, if Memphis needs the venelator more to help him heal they will have more room to turn up the venelator without damaging the lung. The doctor wants the o2 conc. To be at 60%. Right now it has been weaned to 70%. Memphis is definitely headed in the right direction. We are doing everything possible to keep Memphis calm and un-agitated. Anything could set him off in the wrong direction. Mom is having a hard time sitting back and not messing with him.

The night nurse said that she saw one drop of pee in his diaper last night! Thats not much but we will take it. So far this morning, the nurses have not seen anymore urine output.

Let's keep helping Memphis to continue to make good progress through his journey. He has over come so much already but still has a long long way to go.