5/15/08 News

On Thursday the NICU doctor came to say that Lexie is very sick. They had been giving her antibiotics and started giving her red blood cell platelets. The doctor was unsure if it is because Lexey was in distress for so long in the womb, or if she caught something after birth. Later that day I (Sarah) got to go see Lexey and the doctor was in therewith her. He said her condition had improved. When she was born they had put her on a ventilator. She had taken some breaths on her own, but the ventilator would ensure her lungs would stay inflated. Well that evening the doctor removed the ventilator and put in a c-pack, which is like the nasal oxygen tubes in her nose that give a constant stream of oxygen. This is to help develop her lungs and the longer she is able to remain on it the better. PS she is still on it. The doctor (Dr. Jensen) said that if Lexey makes it to Tuesday they will have a better idea of what they are up against.