There are two types of sleep apneas that can occur while you are asleep- Central and Obstructive. She actually had both during her sleep study.
The doctor told me that it is possible that she will need her tonsils and adenoids out in the future. Her tonsils and adenoids are most likely what caused the few Obstructive apneas that she had.
Her doctor was most concerned with the central apnea that she has. Each hour of the sleep study she had a few moments where her breathing saturations dropped down to the 89-90 range. The doctor would like her to stay above 92 at the very least.
The good news is she is very close to where she needs to be, but the bad news is we will have to continue with the oxygen at night. Oh, and the other bad news is she will have to repeat the sleep study in a few months. It is just like anything else...we just got to keep trucking along.
Oh rats! Things just can't be simple! What a great team of doctors working with you & Dan. I commend you for being so on-top of things. I must say, she doesn't look any the worse for the little set back....yoga is in her future, she's quite good actually! Thanks for sharing Melanie. I love hearing what's happening in the preemie world.
ReplyDeleteThey sure are not simple...but thats the life with micro preemies!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the support. Abigail is my little yoga girl! She can hold that leg up for a while! She is sooo cute!