PDA's and IVH's

They use acronyms for everything around here. Kamryn still had a PDA the other day, which is explained in a previous post. They did not do surgery, however, because the surgeon couldn't make it. Since there was time, they decided to do another round of medicine, which we should find out the results of by monday. While we were there last night, Kerri noticed her fingers looked blue on the hand where they had the IV. they loosened the tape and we thought it looked better. We always pray for them before we leave, and while we were beside Kamryn's bed about to leave, Kerri noticed her arm below the elbow was very pale. We called the nurse over, and they looked at it and decided to remove the IV. After a few minutes, her color was back in her arm, but her fingers were still blue. This morning, it appears her fingers under the nails are still blue, so pray for that now also, that it didn't harm anything long-term.
Now for Taylor. The doctor called us in yesterday to look over their head ultrasounds. Both showed an IVH, or Intraventricular Hemorrhage, which is bleeding into the ventricles of the brain. Kamryn's was a level I, and the doctor didn't show much concern about it. Taylor's however, was a level IV, which is considered very serious. He did say it was on the low end of the spectrum for a level IV. What this means is that she is at high risk for brain damage, which also can mean a lot of different things as far as what it effects. Please lift her up to the Father, that he would clear this up and there would not be further complications like brain swelling, and that there would be no long term effects on her little brain.

One Week Old Update

The babies have done well this week. I wanted to keep notes of everything that has gone on and answered prayers. Both babies have had jaundice, Kamryn's is gone. Taylor' white blood cell count kept rising. After prayers, it is on the decline. Both babies have had a PDA, which is an open artery coming off the heart that is supposed to close after birth and become a ligament, but doesn't. They both went through two rounds of treatment for it, and can do as many as three. Taylor's was closed after an echocardiogram, and Kamryn's had become a large. This has been sent out as a prayer request, because the next step is surgery. Though it's considered minor, we don't want that for her. We asked for them to do another echo before surgery and they said they wouldn't. We prayed about that, also, because if it was closed we wouldn't know. That was answered, because their NICU doctor is a believer from Jamaica who's father was a pastor, and he understood my concern. He talked with the cardiologist, and He agreed to do another one this evening. We are praying for God to close this, and look forward to that answered prayer. will update later.