Yea! Oliver's sodium concentration rose back up to 131 mmol/L according to his lab work today! He had been at 126, (with 125 and lower being extreme hyponatremia), and the normal range is 135-143 mmol/L. We're so glad that his body responded to the increased dosage of sodium citrate and that we do not have to rush up to Portland!
We'll continue to watch his weekly lab work closely. Hopefully his sodium levels will continue to improve.
Thank you all for your prayers - we are so thankful that his lab results were so good. (Though getting the lab done was quite an ordeal requiring two trips to the hospital, four nurses, five pokes, and finally help from his favorite NICU doctor! The boy doesn't like to bleed!)
We'll continue to watch his weekly lab work closely. Hopefully his sodium levels will continue to improve.
Thank you all for your prayers - we are so thankful that his lab results were so good. (Though getting the lab done was quite an ordeal requiring two trips to the hospital, four nurses, five pokes, and finally help from his favorite NICU doctor! The boy doesn't like to bleed!)
Woo-hoo! We've been praying for Mr. Oliver. :) Can you just have a standing appt w/ the NICU doctor to draw Oliver's blood???
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