Matthew has continued his negative fluid balance today, and his most recent weight showed he had lost nearly 200g, putting him under 3.1 kilos now. To be at the 50th percentile (can’t you tell I’m a stats person?) he should be around 2.3 kilos for his length and gestational age.
We’ve been through his recent chest x-rays with the Dr, there has been some improvement in some areas, and some not quite so good results in other areas. But the edema is definitely reducing on the x-rays. He has an upper left collapsed lobe as well as patchy atelectasis (lack of gas exchange in the lungs). The chest ultrasound showed no excess of fluid in the lungs, which to us is good news, as they don’t need to drain his lung(s).
He’s definitely having a better day today.