NP Tube Removed

Today has been another day of ups and downs and beeping alarms. Dana stayed with her last night and he said she did very well and her stats were good. They had her weaned down to about 35% oxygen and her levels were running in the mid-upper 90's. However, by mid-day, she just wasn't responding to the NP tube anymore. I just wanted to scream at that point. She was on her 5th replacement and they were suctioning her every hour it seemed like. The respiratory therapist and nurse decided to remove the NP tube and see what she would do. Her levels jumped up! So, a cannula was placed in her nostrils again and so far she is doing better. She is so much more comfortable with that instead. Keep your fingers crossed that we won't have to resort back to the NP tube and that she shows the doctors on call that she is okay without it!

Right now is a good time to give you this update because she is currently getting another x-ray of her lungs. They are monitoring her close and I hope that this one shows some improvement. I'll let you know tomorrow.

It looks like we will be here for sure until Monday. I will let you know the plan as it unfolds. I hope within the next few days she can be on room air. It's slow progress, but minute by minute we are getting there. I met a family here whose 14 year old has fungal pneumonia that he got after going on a hiking trip in the woods. They have been here for 23 days. I feel for them and hope he gets better really soon. I had never heard of such a thing. It put it all in perspective for me again. Things can always be worse. I think God sends these obstacles to me just to put me in check. It just makes me realize again that I can't control everything. It also makes me thankful for so many things.