We are thrilled that Joshua successfully transferred from the oscillating ventilator (which uses high pressure) to a conventional ventilator yesterday, and he has been doing well with it today. He is down to 45% oxygen setting and it is set at 20 breaths/minute and he is breathing above that on his own. They had to move him to another room (I'm glad I was not there for that!) and he did fine with it. Even tolerated a sponge bath tonight though didn't like it. He got is urinary catheter out too and they've reduced his meds (no more paralytic and less sedation) so he can move a little and have bowel movements. We praise God for the progress Joshua has made in the past week...he continues to surprise us all and we know that God continues to give him grace in this trial.
How you can pray: Joshua is easily agitated when the nurses are working with him, and even the stimulation of being talked to or his hand held can at times cause him to start moving his limbs and head ...which cause his heart rate and respirations to increase a lot. The good news is that his oxygen saturation is not plummeting badly like a week or so ago. Please pray that he will be able to be comfortable and calm so his body can heal and strengthen. Also, he may need to get a CT scan this week to see how is lungs are doing...that would be a huge ordeal since he'd have to go to another floor and would require him to be "bagged" and hand ventilated during it....I don't want to even think about that....please pray for the doctor to have continued wisdom and that God would continue to bless this special boy with safety and healing of his lungs which have damage from being on the high pressure vent. Also that he will be able to wean off of this vent and recover fully.
Thanks so much!
How you can pray: Joshua is easily agitated when the nurses are working with him, and even the stimulation of being talked to or his hand held can at times cause him to start moving his limbs and head ...which cause his heart rate and respirations to increase a lot. The good news is that his oxygen saturation is not plummeting badly like a week or so ago. Please pray that he will be able to be comfortable and calm so his body can heal and strengthen. Also, he may need to get a CT scan this week to see how is lungs are doing...that would be a huge ordeal since he'd have to go to another floor and would require him to be "bagged" and hand ventilated during it....I don't want to even think about that....please pray for the doctor to have continued wisdom and that God would continue to bless this special boy with safety and healing of his lungs which have damage from being on the high pressure vent. Also that he will be able to wean off of this vent and recover fully.
Thanks so much!
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