You definitely have your daddy's personality--- you're laid back and do things in your own time. Day after day we are told they will extubate then you still have fluid around your lungs so they say maybe tomorrow. They keep giving you diauretics in hopes of getting you to pee off that fluid, but it hasn't worked. Finally, today they gave you a blood transfusion because your count should be 40-45 and it was 37. Not super low, but a little and they thought it may help you release that fluid in your chest and give you some strength... and it appears to have worked! Just a couple hours later, your blood pressure went down, you already peed off the amount of blood they gave you, and your tidal volume on the vent went down... all good things! Your nurse was surprised and happy so that made me happy! So, hopefully tomorrow you will be taken off the ventilator and this time do well. (And I will get to hold you!) They can already see during your practice sessions that you're breathing better, getting stronger. A few days ago you were doing about 120s on breaths then a few days later the 90s and today you were about 75, which is good. One nurse said you may be showing your gestation and that you just want time to grow, so it is taking you a bit longer. Dr. Woods said we are at a frustrating stage, but not a worrisome stage. He said in every way you are progressing. You're even up to where they want you to be on your feeds and say you're doing well cardiovascularly, we just gotta get those lungs working efficiently. So proud of you, Buddy!
Love,
Mom
Our good friends and neighbors, the Roses, had donuts delivered to the CICU staff today to say thanks for taking care of our friend, Easton. So super sweet.
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