Joshua had a good night, except we got some excitement (ha ha) last night. Apparently every Sunday night at 10:00 and again at 10:30, the hospital checks its generator system and for a brief second or 2, the power is cut. This means that Joshua's oscillator was turned off. Unless someone is right there to turn it back on, it stays off. Fortunately, the nurse was right there and was able to tur...n it back on at 10:00. The MD was calling frantically whomever she could reach in admin to tell them they were supposed to forego that test because they had an oscillator running.
At 10:28, a respiratory therapist showed up to be with the nurse in the redy, waiting with baited breath along with both Traci and I, 10:30 rolled around, and nothing. We began to breathe easier. The respiratory therapist was just getting ready to leave Joshua's side at 10:35 when "pop" the power was off. She had the oscillator running within 2 seconds. His oxygen never dropped below 95%- thank God!
Besides that little piece of drama, Joshua remains just plugging away at coming down on nitric oxide, draining fluid off him. The challenge now is to keep him from getting too dry- he can get dehydrated even though he has too much fluid in his tissues still. His BP is down around more normal limits, so they will watch this carefully to make sure he does not go too low.
Traci will go home today, and at least she can leave on a good note. It is supposed to snow here tomorrow, so looks like she may have to wait a couple days before coming back.
Praise God for continued progress!
At 10:28, a respiratory therapist showed up to be with the nurse in the redy, waiting with baited breath along with both Traci and I, 10:30 rolled around, and nothing. We began to breathe easier. The respiratory therapist was just getting ready to leave Joshua's side at 10:35 when "pop" the power was off. She had the oscillator running within 2 seconds. His oxygen never dropped below 95%- thank God!
Besides that little piece of drama, Joshua remains just plugging away at coming down on nitric oxide, draining fluid off him. The challenge now is to keep him from getting too dry- he can get dehydrated even though he has too much fluid in his tissues still. His BP is down around more normal limits, so they will watch this carefully to make sure he does not go too low.
Traci will go home today, and at least she can leave on a good note. It is supposed to snow here tomorrow, so looks like she may have to wait a couple days before coming back.
Praise God for continued progress!
1 comment:
I'm so glad to read that he is still improving and that he had a good night in spite of the power issues. Praying for a blessed day of resting in God's grace for all of you!
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