Hernia Surgery

Hello everyone. Morgan is still doing very well. He is up to 5 pounds 9 ounces!!! He is getting so big! The big news is he had his hernias repaired and was circumcised today. The hernias were getting hard to reduce meaning not as easy to push back up into the abdomen so the doctors thought it was time to repair them. The hernias were getting very swollen and the doctors thought it might be affecting his ability to come down on his oxygen settings. The surgery went very well and it will make him feel a lot better. Morgan also has a umbilical hernia (it looks like his belly button is sticking out) but the surgeon said that they are very common and they usually close on their own and that it is nothing to worry about now.

In other good news, Morgan had another eye exam on Tuesday and it looks like his eyes are getting better from ROP. I don't think I have talked about ROP (Retinopathy of Prematurity) on the blog yet, but it is a disease that affects the blood vessels on the back of the eye. If left to get worse, ROP can lead to blindness. If needed, ROP can be corrected with laser surgery which would limit peripheral vision but otherwise save the sight of the baby. I am hoping that Morgan's eyes will keep getting better and he won't need the surgery.

Overall Morgan is doing awesome. I have been looking at other blogs about micropreemies and there are a lot of other issues that he could have but luckily we haven't had to deal with many issues so far. I hope everyone is doing well.