HippieMomma |
02-05-2006 10:59 PM |
My baby is very sick. Prayers desperately needed!
Owen was born Friday morning at 8:30. He was very tiny and very sick. 3 lb 5 oz, 15 in. long. They had to take him almost immediately to Indianapolis to be admitted to a N.I.C.U. He has severe pulmonary hypertension. We had no indication anything would be wrong throughout my pregnancy.. this is such a shock. They believe he was restricted in the womb and could not grow properly. During surgery my doctor was very surprised to find a massive amount of scar tissue built up. Owen was very confined and also disproportionate. His head is bigger than his body, and at the time had some swelling... at first they were thinking he might have hydrocephalous but that was, thankfully, not the issue. They also discovered mercronium in the uterus. He had had a bowel movement sometime in the last 12-24 hours he was inside of me. He had breathed some of this in so his lungs are weakened as well. Dave (husband/father) followed him directly to Indy but I had to stay behind to recover from surgery. I was discharged very early from the hospital (yesterday afternoon) after a call from Owen's doctor telling me he had been getting progressively worse throughout the day and that she feared he was not going to pull through and they knew I needed to get down there. After I did arrive he had thankfully stabilized a bit more and ended up having a good night. Owen has had many ups and downs already... today was a rollercoaster. They need him to stay stable- his heartrate, oxygen, and blood pressure are all fluctuating. He needs to remain stable for a few days for him to have a chance... Tonight we drove back home, north of Indianapolis so I can get a decent night's sleep and have my doctor write out a prescription I need. We're headed back to be with him tomorrow and will stay the night again.
My baby is fighting for his life and it is really up to him and God now. They are utilizing all the technology they have and are giving him the maximized treatments they can. I believe it is in God's hands now and all we can do is pray that Owen is given a chance to live... if he is given a chance that he has not suffered damage to his brain or organs.... we just have to pray that whatever is best for Owen happens. I know many of you probably believe in the power of prayer and I wanted to take the time to tell you what has happened and ask you to pray for us and for Owen. I need some sleep... there are more details and medical stuff I want to look up... I want to have a very clear understanding of what Owen is facing now. The doctors and nurses at the N.I.C.U. are incredible, amazing... and they have really gone out of their way to make help us understand what they are doing for him. Anyways, thank you in advance for your prayers and thoughts... if many, many people are thinking of Owen maybe he will fight his way through this. I will be back sometime for an update, though I don't know when. BTW, he is a beautiful boy with a head full of dark hair!
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