His oxygen saturation percentage is wholly insufficient for a post-Glenn baby, but the hope is that, with time, this will improve. The current idea is that the clots in his lungs (discovered in his cath on 9/21) are the culprit for his poor saturation and as they resolve his numbers will improve. (Again, he should be mid 80s, not 79-81.)
If his sats don't improve within a month, he'll need a cath to explain why and future possible interventions.
His opiate wean is going well. His bottle feeds (and weight gain) are going well.
The sad news is that he'll be on oxygen for at least several weeks because of his poor sats.
However, there's good good good news too! Job has been cleared to go home on oxygen!!! Likely this week!!!
JOB COULD COME *HOME* THIS WEEK!!! HOME! As in, LEAVE the hospital!!!
Now, as always, this could change. Also, being on oxygen at home won't be fun or easy. But to be AT home??? I can hardly believe it. But I couldn't be more excited.
Exactly when we go home will depend on how Job continues to do this week and when we can get our Home Care oxygen teaching completed as well as any other scheduling sorts of things.
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