"BabyViviana Update"

06/25/2002

Once again, the lovely Ani had lunch with Geoff and Sunni. She had the following to report:

"We're come to a flat spot on the rollercoaster. They put the baby back on the jet ventilator today. When they did the surgery Sunday night, they drained a lot of fluid out of the baby's abdomen leaving a "hole". Since the body doesn't like a vacuum, it started to fill up with fluid (lymph probably) and that caused more pressure on the lungs which started to compress them again. So they put Viv back on the stronger jet ventilator to keep her lungs inflated. Which it is doing very well. This is, apparently, a normal course of events for abdominal surgery. There is a "honeymoon" period where there is rapid improvement, followed by a plateauing effect where some of the progress is lessened, but the doctors have been keeping Sunni and Geoff informed. They are leaving the hospital this evening, and Sunni plans on returning tomorrow sometime to sit with Viviana. So basically they're back to a "wait and see" mode."

The Baby Journal will probably be updated tonight with more details.

posted 2:10 PM