another friday
the trip to get a chest tube placed for isaiah went well yesterday, and a lot of fluid has been draining since we gave it somewhere to go. this means it was a much bigger reason for his compromised breathing than was initially thought. we did our first test off the vent for a short time this afternoon. he did pretty well, but like so many other things here- i don't think we've found the magic bullet just yet and there is some ground to cover before we can make solid progress on respiratory stuff.
isaiah seems to be tolerating food quite well, so it feels like we're getting somewhere on that issue. in the next several days, they will start trying to give him meds in his stomach, which will be a huge test.
have a great weekend!
posted by joe @ 12:06 PM
6 Comments:
Sounds like progress in the right direction...finally! Let it keep coming. I hope the weekend brings even more positive results. You guys take care.
Hugs
Liz
Good for Isaiah - he endured a new procedure withtout backstepping! He has continued to show us that he is made of TUF STUF - and that is not surpriseing since we know his mom and dad! May food stay in his belly and insulate the meds that he must ingest, as well. May breathing get easier and independence from all the tubes, hook-ups and monitors be not far behind! We know he can . . . . we know he can. . . .we know he can! He's the best Little Train Who Could in PICU!! Love to all of you!
GGV
great news. that makes me happy to hear the progress.
hoping for an A+ on the medicine in the stomach test.
peace, ryan
We're glad to hear that Isaiah's smile worked not only on us, but on the day's events. If he can eat hospital food, he can eat anything; isn't that what they say?
much love -alicia
I always thought that about hospital food myself, Alicia. You go Isaiah. Love, Bruce and Nancy
Liking the news from yesterday. We've gone as high as we can in the West to send our love over the Continental Divide. Seems like we can almost see Chicago from here... Love Jon
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