They are not going to extabate today because McKenzie is so
sedated. They have been weening down on the fenitnol and versed
drips she was getting since she is still knocked out with the
cholorohydrate. They are trying to get to a point where she can
wake up a little without thrashing about and doing damage. We are
getting there, but as I was going to write this post, she started
to move around too much, so we held her down and more drugs were
given. I think we are getting there though. She is doing well
overall. They will see if extabation is an option for tomorrow. She
is tolerating continuous feeds. She is still dumping a lot of fluid
from her one chest tube (PD) and they are trying to stop that, but
she is not too swollen. Her oxygen saturations are not as high as
they had been, hovering in the low 90s now, but they noticed her
lungs were getting more fluid with this morning's x-ray. They are
taking steps to correct that.
Dale and I greatly appreciate all of the love and support everyone is giving us. It helps us to know everyone is looking out for us. A special thanks to Courtney and boys for watching Phin, to my mom and dad for taking care of Phin, and to Aunt Liz for stepping in at the last minute today to watch Phin when my parents had to take my grandmother to the emergency room.
Melonie
Dale and I greatly appreciate all of the love and support everyone is giving us. It helps us to know everyone is looking out for us. A special thanks to Courtney and boys for watching Phin, to my mom and dad for taking care of Phin, and to Aunt Liz for stepping in at the last minute today to watch Phin when my parents had to take my grandmother to the emergency room.
Melonie
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