I spoke to Leighann this morning and Ryan is still stable and off the ventilator. The doctors have found tissue partially blocking his pulmonary veins(returning the blood from the lungs before is is pumped to the rest of the body). His heart rate has been elevated (to try to compensate for the blockage) and he isn't progressing off the oxygen. Normally, doctors would just go in and cut out the tissue, but the docs would like to wait until the Glen surgery (@ 6 months I think) to do anything more invasive. They are going to try to get it with a catheter and balloon (not so invasive) and see if that works to free his vein up a little bit. Please continue to lift up the little warrior and the doctors for wisdom in proceeding. Thanks guys! How was everyone's Easter?
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Thank you for the update on Ryan. Glad to hear the visit went as well as could be expected. Have you guys bought a swing yet?
We had a nice Easter too. Glad to have stayed around here and just hang out. Babies are not sleeping much at night anymore, but hopefully they turn a corner soon.
I am hoping to meet Ryan soon. Can you believe he will be two months already?
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