![]() ![]() We’ve been here for 5 days now, and I feel like we’ve practically moved in. So, many people are probably wondering what a day to day looks like for us here at CHLA. Posted in Uncategorized 16 Comments on Day 7 – A happy Valentines day What Our Days Look Like The hospital gives him one free book a day to keep ♥️. We have also been enjoying story time with Adam everyday. We are also continuing to bottle feed him on demand. We felt this was necessary to ensure he receives the nutrients he needs to help his body heal and recover. We also inserted the feeding tube yesterday, so he is now being fed breastmilk directly into his stomach. But, he will likely continue to require blood transfusions because the chemo knocks those blood cell counts down this is an expected response to chemo treatment. Lab results show that his coagulation factors are also increasing on their own without requiring any transfusions. ![]() Here’s a pic of our little guy kicking his feet up in the air! ![]() We also removed his oxygen tubes yesterday (hooray!) Since his belly is sliiiiightly less swollen, his breathing has also improved.Īnother HUGE improvement is that he’s now able to lift his legs up and reach for his toes! Something he has not been able to do in weeks because of his enlarged abdomen and swollen legs, which made it way too hard to lift his legs up even a little bit. He was not able to excrete all the fluid before because things were still too squished in his tummy area his bladder was also being compressed and thus not emptying as it should. This means that all the extra fluid in his body is finally passing through and he’s not as bloated anymore. He’s also lost 2 kg (almost 4.5 lbs) in 2 days. His girth is measured every morning and his belly has gone down by 3 cm in just 2 days. ![]() The doctors and nurses are all very happy with his progress so far. Our little fighter is showing signs of improvement everyday. Obviously because he’s the most adorable little cancer patient here ? The nurses are fighting over who gets to be his valentine today ♥. ![]()
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