Cori Lou has come through surgery with a new flat belly and a new, specially made belly button. The omphalocele ended up being a portion of her liver (the size of a tangerine was mentioned), but not any intestines. The liver was slightly torqued, but the surgeon was able to slowly and gently manipulate it […]
Cori Lou Where Are You in the NICU Day 4
Cori Lou Where Are You in the NICU Day 3 This evening Cori Lou is getting a PICC line. (This link explains a PICC line very well.) Cori Lou is already on her fourth IV relocation, so you can see why this might be easier on her little body with surgery tomorrow and probably […]
Cori Lou Where Are You in the NICU Day 3
Cori Lou Day 2 Other than Cori Lou regularly managing to dislodge her omphalocele dressing, there is not a lot going on. The dressing needs to stay in place so that the membrane over the protrusion (which is not as moisture proof as skin) will not dry out. So here are the other highlights: She […]
Cori Lou Where Are You in the NICU Day 2
Cori Lou Where Are You in the NICU Day 1 (There is a new photo of the omphalocele up on this post. I was having trouble getting it to upload yesterday.) Cori Lou is going with the flow. She is not fussy, but she’s not depressed. She sleeps peacefully, then when she wakes, she is generally […]
Cori Lou Where Are You in the NICU Day 1
Cori Lou was born at 8:04 AM on September 26 with an omphalocele and a non-critical ventricular septal defect (VSD). Otherwise, she looks healthy and strong. Her color is good and she is breathing well. She is in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) while they test for other problems sometimes associated with her condition. […]