2 Brothers Layne

Jonah is leaving the NICU for the second time!!! HURRAY!!! Can you believe that Jonah has been alive for 170 days, and has been hospitalized 100% of time. We are rooming in again, scary big time. I think Tanya is a bit more on the comfortable side than I am. Jonah has been great this evening. Grandma and Grandpa Selman came by today and hung out for a few hours and to love on Jonah. It was a lot of fun. Tomorrow the Viagra will start again, a smaller dose and every 12 hours instead of 8. Jonah slept all day today and was quiet. The Dr. that read Jonah's echo has said that there will be no changes to Jonah's medications without her approval!!! This just shows how serious the co pulmonale is. So tomorrow we will be to guess what Jonah needs as his dose pf viagra.

Today was a very hard day for the nursing staff and Jonah. Jonah's heart rate was up in the 220 beats per minute, running a fever, and was very angry/irritable. The doctors were very concerned because of the new discovery of Jonah's enlarged heart. A CBC and CPC, blood tests to check for electrolytes and infections, were ran to see if Jonah was coming down with something. In the many changes of medication that Jonah is experiencing they decided to take away the most recent addition, Viagra. Once the drug has worn off, Jonah's heart rate returned to an acceptable rate, his temperature came down, and he was able to rest. Tanya said that when she arrived this evening Jonah would start to fall asleep and then his body would start moving again. We think that The drug has increased his heart rate which would be like Drinking a Energy drink or something. They are going to reduce the dose of medication and try again on Saturday. The medication did a great job in its desired ...