Updates

Yesterday afternoon report is that Los had a solid 3-hr period breathing on his own on the CPAP setting of ventilator! Good progress there. Doctors and nurses are continuing to work to find the balance on feeding ratios. Continued prayers needed for progress there on the digestion side of things. The game plan today is to continue to wean off sedation + keep exercising his lungs with the CPAP setting, alternating on and off the ventilator (Dex as of this morning is down to 0.3, from 0.5 this time yesterday, and Los is resting peacefully — continued forward progress [...]

June 6th - 9am update Another night of good rest. Night nurse (Michael, a strong believer, who was watching and praying over Los last night) explained that what Los continues to need right now is quiet and rest. Explaining to not be actively trying to get Los to wake up when in the room visiting…. That we need to trust in God’s timing, encourage quiet peaceful rest and healing right now, while nurses and doctors work with the sedation / meds / CPAP ratio levels each day. Wound care team took out a few stitches and staples and confirmed [...]

8:00 AM Download from the night nurse confirmed another night of rest, stable vitals. The storming from yesterday afternoon (which caused the Dex (sedation med) to have to go back up to 1.3 to settle him down) has subsided. Overnight they were slowly weaning Dex levels, and Los is currently back down to 0.7 on Dex and currently resting comfortably. They will continue that weaning through the day, and study how the other meds help / allow the weaning to continue (lowering fentanyl drip and starting to replace it with morphine doses to see if the morphine can help [...]

8:30am doctor update June 4th Vitals continue to be stable, and overnight they were able to keep slowly weaning Los off the Dex (sedative). The “storming” is still there a bit. But mellow enough to continue to wean off the Dex slowly today — with the main goal to continue to find the right ratios of the weaning of the Dex in conjunction with the meds designed offset/subdue the storming. Los is squeezing his left hand more this morning (separate from the storming). He is also moving his left foot when you tickle his toes. (Chase came in and [...]