Maks gave us a little scare today. Maks has bilateral, reducible inguinal hernias, which is a very common problem for preemie boys. Last night and this morning, the nurses were unable to get his to reduce (go back up through the inguinal canal into the abdomen). They told Dr. Borghese, so she ordered an X-ray of his abdomen/groin, then she came to try to reduce them herself. After 20 minutes, she finally got them to reduce. They told me this at rounds this morning and said she ordered another X-ray to be done this afternoon, and depending on how it looked, they might have to send him to Boise or Salt Lake for surgery. The kicker about that is, if he has to be shipped, the insurance won't pay for him to come back to Idaho Falls, and he will have to stay there until he is ready to come home. Drama drama drama. We were so grateful when they called us this afternoon to tell us the X-rays looked good, and for now he doesn't need surgery.
Maks, otherwise, had a fairly uneventful day, just like we like it to be. He did better about eating his bottles, and he doesn't seem as swollen to the nurses and doctor. He remains on the fluid restriction, and is still on the same oxygen settings. He weighs 2060 grams, which is about 4lbs 8 oz and is four times his birth weight!
We had some special visitors tonight. Logan's Grandma Belnap and Uncle Todd came to the hospital to see Maks for the first time. It is always crazy to hear people say how small Maks is, because he has grown so much and looks so big to us.
Milyn is still pretty sick and is seriously driving Logan and me crazy with all of her whining. I know she doesn't feel well, but we are just so exhausted and losing our patience with her. Luckily she has an appointment with the ENT on Thursday. That day just can't come soon enough.
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