Dear Samuel,
Just when we thought the Honeymoon was over......
Today, was a much better day than yesterday bud. First, your blood culture that was taken on Wednesday morning still has not grown anything. Meaning that your infection MAY be gone.
During rounds today Dr. Gozi (Not her actual name..I think its spelled Ngozi) decided to take your vent settings down to help prep you for possible extubation (A $10 word) tomorrow. Now, this will hopefully serve two purposes; 1) The culture on your vent tube came back positive for bacteria which can mean a possible infection in your lungs or simply just bacteria in your tube; and 2) TO GET THE TUBE OUT!! They would switch you over to a CPAP machine, obviously, but this would be a huge step forward!
We are still chasing blood sugar levels but were able to stabilize them tonight a bit. The last reading we had was around 180 tonight when we were there.
They had to switch your IV from your foot into your forearm and now you have a "board" on your arm. This makes your arm semi-immobile but you are dealing with it well.
One thing your mom and I got to witness today was tummy time. You LOVE being on your tummy (At least your O2 loves you being on your tummy). We also saw you push with your legs today and raise your butt in the air, almost like you were trying to do a push up. I think you are A LOT stronger than what you lead us to believe.
Your left eye is also pretty much all the way open (You can see his right eye in the picture above).
Hoping you have a good night pal so that we can maybe take your tube out tomorrow.
To be continued........
Love,
Mom and Dad
Just when we thought the Honeymoon was over......
Today, was a much better day than yesterday bud. First, your blood culture that was taken on Wednesday morning still has not grown anything. Meaning that your infection MAY be gone.
During rounds today Dr. Gozi (Not her actual name..I think its spelled Ngozi) decided to take your vent settings down to help prep you for possible extubation (A $10 word) tomorrow. Now, this will hopefully serve two purposes; 1) The culture on your vent tube came back positive for bacteria which can mean a possible infection in your lungs or simply just bacteria in your tube; and 2) TO GET THE TUBE OUT!! They would switch you over to a CPAP machine, obviously, but this would be a huge step forward!
We are still chasing blood sugar levels but were able to stabilize them tonight a bit. The last reading we had was around 180 tonight when we were there.
They had to switch your IV from your foot into your forearm and now you have a "board" on your arm. This makes your arm semi-immobile but you are dealing with it well.
One thing your mom and I got to witness today was tummy time. You LOVE being on your tummy (At least your O2 loves you being on your tummy). We also saw you push with your legs today and raise your butt in the air, almost like you were trying to do a push up. I think you are A LOT stronger than what you lead us to believe.
Your left eye is also pretty much all the way open (You can see his right eye in the picture above).
Hoping you have a good night pal so that we can maybe take your tube out tomorrow.
To be continued........
Love,
Mom and Dad
