Three weeks old today...

Where has the time gone?! Isaac is three weeks old today & its amazing how much has happened since arriving in Chapel Hill on February 25th. His incisions from surgery continue to heal well & it looks as though the scar will be very thin & small. Dr. Mill & his incredible team certainly did a fantastic job!

Extubation was attempted yesterday. Praise the Lord - Isaac's diaphragm worked correctly during the process, pulling air in on his own! What an answer to prayer! During the procedure, a bronchoscopy was performed. A small camera was passed down his throat & windpipe to look at everything from his mouth down to his lungs. Most everything looked great - no scarring & minimal edema in his lungs. However, Isaac's left vocal chord did not function when breathing & his pharynx was collapsed & swollen. So the breathing tube was left in for now with a second attempt at extubation to be performed on Monday. Sometimes these two situations resolve themselves over time. Sometimes they do not. We just have to wait & see how things progress in the days ahead. Please pray for this as extubation pends on the function & correction of these two problems. Pray that his left vocal chord becomes active again & his pharynx elevates once more.

As you remember, Isaac had another central line put in on Monday as his other IV access lines had become inactive. He also had a line put in his right foot. He has been receiving all needed medications & blood draws through these lines. Last night, his central line began to leak. This morning, doctors attempted to thread a new line into this access port over a wire in hopes of remedying the situation. However, a clot has developed & thus the new line was not able to function. Also, the line in Isaac's foot has become inactive as well. Dr. Joyner & his team are currently trying to establish another point of access on Isaac so that he can continue to receive all necessary meds. One possible new site has already been attempted & failed. They are currently trying another option. Should this not work, Isaac will most likely need to undergo a surgical procedure to gain needed access.

Please pray that this attempt is successful. Being an infant, his veins & arteries are so small, making this process incredibly difficult. To be continued...