Suzie received a call from Adam's doctor recommending another blood transfusion. Adam's PCU and retic was better; however, Adam has not been gaining the weight that he should. His vitals were too high and his little heart had to work very hard to pump what little blood he had thru his body. Even though his calories have been increased with each feeding, this is a lot of the reason he was not gaining weight. Adam was just burning them off too fast.
The blood transfusion is given over the course of two days. It takes about four hours to put 11 milliliters into Adam for a total of 22 milliliters. The first day the transfusion went into a blood vessel in his scalp the second one was given thru his left foot. Little man looked exhausted. It has been two days since the blood transfusion and he is still so tired.
Adam now weighs 2.8 and 3/4th pound. His color looks a lot better now.
The antibiotic given in his eyes have been discontinued. Adam received the second round of his TB shoot today.
About Me
- Barbie
- Hello, I'm Barbie (Suzanne's sister). I thought it would be a good idea to start a blog to keep family and friends updated on Adam. I will be posting daily updates & pictures of Adam. More pictures to come soon!
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