Cathy was on the trach collar for twenty-three and a half hours yesterday. She was put back on ventilator support around 5:45 this morning. Blood was drawn just before returning her to ventilator support and, unfortunately, the results were not good. Her blood CO2 concentration was 80.
Dr Saggar stopped by a little bit ago and discussed the situation with Cathy and I. He said "That's OK, now we know where we are, she is just not ready for being off the ventilator for 24 hours without resting (they call putting her on ventilator support - resting her lungs). She is improving and it won't be long and she will be able to do it".
They put Cathy back on the trach collar for a little while this afternoon so she could eat her lunch (pureed open-face turkey sandwich with gravy and jellied cranberries) and drink some diet coke. She will be returned to ventilator support for the rest of the day.
2 comments:
We are back from Illinois and I am pleased to hear how much you improved the last few days.
I could only imagine how much chatting you need to release He-he.
I am looking forward to speaking with you very soon.
Remember there are three things that last forever: Faith, Hope, and Love.
it was good seeing you momma... You are doing great...I wish you could have been able to use the voice box...I miss talking to you. But I will be back this weekend sometime to see you. xoxo
Becky boo
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