Guess who enjoyed sleeping on his mattress on the floor last night? That's right - his name is Graham! Isaac is much too smart to fall for, "Wow - look at your special bed on the floor!" However, Daddy obviously made it look very comfortable because tonight Isaac asked to sleep on the floor.
As per the pharmacist's instructions, Josiah was weaned another seven units of morphine today and seemed to tolerate it. Both of his central lines to his right atrium and his catheter were removed this morning. He had more physio this afternoon and the nurse said he seemed like he enjoyed it. He hasn't had a fever all day and his x-ray looked clear. His white blood cells were a little high and his CRP test results were slightly above the normal range (by 0.1) but we won't get the results from his cultures until tomorrow or the next day. I would love it if Josiah's eyes focused better together. The fellow said this isn't surprising given the amount of sedation Josiah is on but it could also indicate neurological issues so we're praying against that.
The fellow told me that that the next goal is extubation. Josiah is doing the breathing on his own now but he is still breathing in 45% oxygen (room air is 21%). He would be extubated to CPAP which is a mask on his face. He has never had this before. The fellow told me they might consider extubating him tomorrow (Sunday) but I know there are other medical personnel who think that would be too early as they are concerned about his lack of muscle as he has been on muscle relaxant for so long. His coughs are very weak due to his lack of muscle and this makes it harder to remove secretions.
Thanks for continuing with us on this journey. We are so blessed by our family and friends and all of your prayers! It's time to go back to bed.
Blessings,
Elizabeth
Step by step, we are praising the Lord for Josiah's improvement. Praying especially, now, for the focussing of his eyes.
ReplyDeleteThat's so cute about Isaac and his bed!