Deacon had to take all the attention away from Avi today and start getting doses of indomethacin to treat his PDA as well. After doing another echo cardiogram on him this morning, the results showed that he still had a large opening. The doctor decided that his recent low blood pressure and a couple other minor factors were attributing to his PDA having not yet closed up. D started on the meds this afternoon and will have a follow up echo cardiogram on Tuesday to see if the meds worked.
Indomethacin is really tough on the gut, so they stopped any feedings during treatment. They typically keep them off food for 24-48 hours after he stops taking the medication.
The doctors are pleased with how Avigail reacted to the indomethacin. She had the last dose this morning at 11 a.m. She has been having less apnea events hopefully indicating closure of the PDA valve. She'll have another echo cardiogram tomorrow morning to see if her PDA has closed.
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