Back to Work and Another Appointment

Today was my second day back to work and it was fine.  Not as dreadful as it could have been and a lot better than last time I came back from leave. People are glad I'm back and I drove right back in....by lunch yesterday I had scheduled two meetings. It's pretty slow still as projects are being handed back to me. I'm helping a co-worker get ready for her big seminars until my plate is full again.

More importantly...Russell gained enough weight to keep us out of the hospital! He gained 1 ounce (8 lbs, 6 ounces) since Monday, then he ate 2+ ounces at the doctor's office, so Dr. Matin (remember, Dr. Peterson is on vacation) weighed him again and he was 8-7. If Russell hadn't gained any weight since Monday we probably would have gone back to Swedish. She was borderline about calling the cardiologist when he was 8-6 but after the second weight check she was happy.  Dr. Matin said Russell "clinically" looked good - same as the other doctors. They are just not ok with the lack of weight gain. She was encouraged that he ate 5 ounces in one feeding last night...and kept it down. (He has only been eating 1-2 ounces at once).  He hasn't had that much in one feeding since. Dr. Matin did watch him eat part of his bottle so she saw that he eats well, he just isn't gaining weight. Next appointment is the cardiologist on Tuesday. Hopefully, Dr. Hesslein will have already presented the case to the surgeons and he can at least give us first impressions.  I assume the surgeons will talk about it and get back to him but maybe Dr. Hesslein can give us some indication of what will happen.