Saturday, April 25, 2009

I just sat in on rounds for Landon today. Here is part of the report. They have reduced his fentanyl (pain medicine) from 9 to 7 and they will reduce it to 6 this afternoon. They are going to reduce his oxygen from 23% to 20%. This is less than what is in the air. All of this is an attempt to get him to breath more on his own and to get him off of the ventilator. They have begun the process of getting approval from the FDA to get him on the Omegaven. Omegaven is made from fish oil and is manufactured in Germany. It is not approved for use in the US and they have to get permission from the FDA to use it. They hope to have the Omegaven as soon as possible. The Omegaven will not do as much damage to the liver as the feeding solution they are using now. They seem to be very optimistic and all voiced there delight at the path we have chosen and the chance for medical advancements that could give Landon a better quality of life and a longer life.

2 comments:

Angie said...

We're glad to hear Landon is doing better!We continue to keep him in our prayers!Thanks for keeping us updated with news and pictures!Please tell Shelly if they need anything,please call!
Angie,Chris,Dylan,and Silas

sunshine_trayc said...

Hey guys, glad to see that Landon is moving around. He looks alot better! We are still praying for him and all you guys too. I love this blog page...lets us know what is going on with him and how well he is doing. :) Great job Eldon! Tori says hello and she thinks Landon is adorable. Have a good nite...we love you! :-}