Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Hunter's pediatrician came to visit last night. He read the notes and sat down with me to have a talk.

The biggest question is : what is causing all of this? We need to know how to fix it.

Virus Tests : Negative
Bacterial Test : Negative

I got a name...pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary hypertension is when there is too much pressure in one lung and not enough in the other. Because Hunter's lungs are so premature, the heart has to work harder to pump blood to his lungs. Therefore, fluids starts to build up in his lungs, as does the pressure. This creates a critical situation for Hunter. Pulmonary hypertension can happen at anytime. The pediatrician referred to his situation as walking along the edge of a cliff. When pulmonary hypertension happens, it is that step off the cliff.

Hunter is remaining the same. He might have made a slight improvement, but last night started to have difficulty maintaining his blood pressure again. We are praying that today is better! He is still a very sick little baby.

Thank you for your prayers...