Back on Track

Since going back on the ventilator yesterday, Audra has done well. We popped her right lung open and her oxygen saturation levels have shot up.

Her echo did not show any cardiovascular issues although it did show her right diaphragm was not moving as much as we would like. We have to keep an eye on this. If she goes off the vent and her right lung collapses again, it is most likely due to the diaphragm issue, which we would then have to deal with. But right now things are going smoothly. We have been able to ween the settings on the vent. It also does not look like she will need to have a cath at this point.

Since it is Sunday, it is a day of rest. No really, they want to keep her on the vent until the morning to give her a chance to rest and recover. We will likely do sprints tomorrow morning to move toward extubation (getting off the vent). So hopefully, there will not be much to report here today.

We finally moved to a private room last night! As we learned, a private room dies not indicate progress or lack thereof. You do have to be stable enough to move out of the bay but it is more an issue of room space and staffing. Nonetheless, our ears were ringing last night at how quiet it is here. It feels great to have our own quiet space.