Trip to ER

So just when you think things are going smoothly and the Drs feel comfortable with us getting out, Landon has to show off. Wednesday Landon started having alittle bit of a wet cough but it was very sporadic and not a sickly cough. He fought sleep the entire day and between me and Aunt LuLu only got about an hr worth of a nap. Thankfully he crashed about 7:30pm and I crashed soon after. Around 2 I woke up to what sounded like a barking dog, but was really Landon trying his best to cry. We were up pretty much the rest of the night from 2 with this barking cough. Yet it still was very sporadic and only happening while awake pretty much. By the grace of God Landon never required his oxygen to be turned on and was not huffing and puffing for air. Landon's normal pediatrician was not in today and I knew that I would be explaining to another doctor about 7 months worth of history on Landon before they can even get to where they can examine him. The Dr. we saw was very nice and honest. She informed me that she just did not feel comfortable sending him home being as she had never seen him and that she would be calling Vandy's ER and Landon's lung doctor to let them know we were on our way. Ughh the frustrations! Finally at the Er they do a very thorough workup and informed us that by looking at him he looks great. They said his lungs were pushing good air, he was not retracting and was satting 99-100 on room-air. They said that the only thing saying he was sick was this awlful cough. The only treatment they did for us was deep suctioning which he hated and a breathing treatment which he wasnt too fond of either. I am so thankful it wasn't anything because the last time we were in Vandy's ER I thought it was going to be some of the last moments with Landon. Pray for our lungs to heal!!!!

Cardiology Apt

Well we made that long unpleasant trip to Nashville to the Cardiologist today. My nerves were so shot last night and this morning that I couldn't sleep and ended up being overly tired once we finally got home. Thankfully this appointment was anything but disappointing. Dr. Doyle was highly impressed with Landon and said he really couldn't hear what he saw on the Echo. So the plan for now is to follow up with them in a year and repeat the echo and if the PDA is still there then we will discuss medical options. He then proceeded to tell me that this did not mean surgery and that it can be treated other ways. The Dr. then proceeded to ask why Landon was still on his O2. I told him my thoughts about it and he was like if you feel comfortable with him off of it then let him stay off of it. We will see how tonight goes without it on if that stays the case or not. Other than that our little guy is now up to 17lbs 12oz and 26in long. He is such a little porker!


On another note, just s a few people to keep in your prayers. Laura of course! She has officially beat both her and mine record for the longest time being pregnancy. Nikki and Payton. Payton is doing good, she is still having her days but she is getting stronger. Mollie and her pregnancy, Tiffany and her medical appointments.

Echo Update

Sorry its taken so long to update the results of his ECHO. Dr. Austin called on Monday and informed me that the Pulmonary Hypertension did not seem evident, however the PDA and hole is still there and that he would be referring us to the Cardiology Department. He did say that since both this issues are rather small, they may just tell him Thanks for the referral and to just watch. As of today we haven't received a call from them so im not sure if they will have him come in or if Dr. Austin will just watch it.

BPD and Echo

So we had two appointments at Vandy today that were two pretty big appointments. But as soon as the day started I knew it was going to be a rough one. First of all, we needed to leave the house by 8am no later and well I woke up to the clock saying 7:52am. So from there im pretty much in a panic. If my mother had not been here, we would have never made it. So we get out of the house by 8:15am and we are on our way. We get about half way when boom my tire blows! Holy crap, this can not be happening today of all days. I immediately get on the phone to get roadside assistance out to change it, because Lord knows me nor my mother can change it. Thankfully and luckily this nice State Trooper pulled up behind us and helped us change the tire. This is both a good thing and a bad thing. Bad thing about this is my tags expired at the end of Feb and I just realized it. But we explained where we were headed and he never mentioned it. We called Vandy and explained what was going on and they told us they would make a note and to get there when we could. Surprisingly we were only 30mins late. Landon weighed in at a whopping 16lbs 11oz and was 25 1/2in long. Odessa said his lungs were clear and he sounded great. Not too many changes with his O2, we are now going to start room-air trials at night and we are to document his saturations when he is in a deep sleep to have for his next appointment. Next we went to have our Echo and by what the tech said, she didn't see anything alarming he still has the PDA but that its so small that she didnt see them doing anything with that. Once we left there, we ran into Dr. Austin again downstairs and talk to him for alittle bit. He said that he just couldn't believe how great Landon looked and once he spoke with the cardiologist he would give me a call and let me know how it looked. We got to spend some time with Nikki today as well. She came down and had lunch with us. She said Payton is doing so good and that the trach was probably the best thing for her. Hopefully I will be able to post an update about his Echo later on tonight.

Mine and Landon's Apt

So over the last couple of days I have been having alot of lower left quadrant pain and today I finally decided to call Dr just to be on the safe side. Well come to find out the pain is being caused from a cyst on my cervix and a cyst on my left ovary. There is really nothing medically they can do to fix this, but they did put me on BC to try and shrink them. If this doesn't work then they will go in and drain them. With having Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome I am always going to be high risk for getting cysts but this is the first time I have ever really been able to feel the effects of having them. On to Landon. We go Friday to both the Lung Dr and the Cardiologist. I am both nervous and excited about this apt. Excited because Landon is doing so well and I can't wait for the Dr's to see just how well he is doing and nervous because we go for an Echo and this will determine whether or not we can come off our oxygen completely or if we will have to go onto further treatment for the issues we have with our heart.

On another note, im sure most of you have read Laura's blog and know that these next few weeks are going to be an emotional rollercoaster for our family. Our family really needs a break for once. Conner needs to stay cooking and one of us really needs to experience what its like to have a full term baby. I have been there through both the NICU experiences with Tatum and JD and then my own NICU experience. But with Conner, if he decides to come early, im not sure what im going to do because I wont be able to be there for Conner, Laura and Jeremy like I was with Tatum and JD. So keep us in your prayers over the next few days and the next few weeks.