So things happen for a reason. Yesterday we were cleared to move to general care where there is much less nursing attention. Instead, we stayed put at the bay but with our nurse covering two babies instead of one. Audra took a slide backwards in her breathing yesterday evening into the night.
She is back on a positive flow breathing machine because one of her lungs has decreased capacity and may be partially collapsed. If we were in general care already, it may have even been worse than it is. With that said, we were less than impressed with the care we were receiving yesterday evening. Fortunately, the day nurse who has been with Audra all week is back and ready to get her lungs fully inflated again. We will work today with her to see if we can get her to clear this up on her own before taking any steps tomorrow. We knew the lungs were an issue since she is so young for this surgery and this is why they like to wait until these babies are older. This was obviously not an option for us.
It looks like we will be in intensive care longer and how long depends on our little girl. We are hoping to move to a private room that is much quieter and obviously, private. We will find out about that later this morning.
Oh Lora, I'm so sorry to hear about Audra's lung and the room situation. You have one tough little girl so I know she'll get thru this hurdle. Now the hospital just needs to get their act together and get you a private room and help your stress level improve a tad! Again, please call if we can help in any way. It's summer so I have time. xo
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