Well, it couldn't last forever. Bobby's fever spiked to over 103 this morning and his oxygen saturation fell into the 70s. Ice packs and Tylenol/Motrin are fixing the fever but the saturation levels are more problematic. The doctors aren't sure what the problem is.
What they do know is that there's a problem with Bobby's heart rhythm. In a healthy heart, blood is squeezed first through the atria and then through the ventricles. Bobby's atria and ventricles were firing at the same time. It's a temporary and not uncommon side effect of cardiac surgery and it's not overly concerning. They just hooked him up to a temporary pacemaker so that the rhythm will be regulated until his heart starts working properly again.
So we're back to where we always end up-worried about saturation levels. Bobby is now getting high flow oxygen and that's got his saturation levels up into the 90s. The doctors think it may just be a matter of giving his lungs time to adjust to the new physiology. Prior to this surgery, only 1/3 of Bobby's blood flowed to the lungs, now all of it does. The lungs may take some time to adjust to this change. No one is panicked but they are a little concerned. So are mamas A and V.
Ugh. Nothing more to be said. "Ugh" pretty much sums it up.
ReplyDeleteSounds familiar. You're in good hands. And it sounds like, as always, time is what he needs. Rest up, ladies. Take care of yourselves so you can be there 100% for Bubs. And keep on bloggin! Even when the updates are to some extent worrisome, LOTS of us read these instead of bugging you constantly to ask what's going on.
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Gah. Perhaps Bobby doesn't fully appreciate the amount of attention he could receive if he went with the less interesting option. He'll still get lots of attention, but less poking. :(
ReplyDeleteUgh!! Continued prayers for the little guy.
ReplyDeleteI AM STILL HOLDING BOBBY AND HIS 2 MAMA'S UP IN PRAYER.
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