My First Night

The doctors knew that I was born with a few problems but none of us were prepared for what was to come. I was put on a respirator like device to help me breathe as soon as I was out. I was weighed- 9lbs 14oz and stretched out at 21.5". And I went off to NICU so they could monitor me.

At about 3:00am the doctor woke up my parents and gave them some bad news. They were running on about two hours of sleep and happy to get any sleep at all. That was all of the sleep they were going to get. The doctor told them that I had to go on a ventilator because I couldn't breathe on my own. My liver wasn't doing what it was supposed to but I already knew that. Unfortunately no one else did until then. My liver wasn't producing the plasma and platelets that my blood needs to do its job. And on top of that, with my lungs not functioning properly, there wasn't nearly enough oxygen in my body. I still had a lot of blood in my belly and lungs too. I had taken a turn for the worst and my parents were worried sick.

The doctors started putting all kinds of medicine and other products in me. I was given morphine, FFP (fresh frozen plasma), platelets, and oxygen. That was the beginning of my first full day on earth. What a way to make an entrance!

If you think that was tough then wait until what happened that morning...

 

 

 

Here I am before all of the tubes and IV. Just a breather and some other monitors.