I was able to fall back to sleep around 4 am this morning and woke up at 7 am. I usually like being down here by 7 am so I can talk to the night nurse, but I just could not make it in time. By the time I showered and checked out of […]
[Continue reading...]PICU, Day #18, Rough afternoon, Anxious morning
3 Jun by
It is 2 am right now, so technically it is the next morning. Yesterday afternoon was so rough and exhausting that I ended up falling asleep at 8:30 pm, only to wake up at 1 am and not be able to fall back asleep. Ugh… This sedation wean is a nightmare. The narcotics were completely […]
[Continue reading...]PICU, Day #17 morn – Calm before the storm
2 Jun by
Since Hannah’s attending changed her meds around yesterday afternoon, Hannah’s sedation issues have been MUCH better. She only need about 8 or so “as needed meds” overnight as opposed to the 30 or so the previous night. Even today, I have been in here for 4 hours, and she has only needed an as-needed […]
[Continue reading...]PICU, Day #16 – Countdown begins…
2 Jun by
This morning was a rough one for me. I only got 3 hours sleep since I did not get a room at the Ronald McDonald House last night (fortunately, I did tonight!). Also, their “plan of care” for Hannah’s sedation wean for an extubation trial Thursday morning that was created a couple of days ago […]
[Continue reading...]PICU, Day #15 – Sedation and Bacteria
1 Jun by
We are starting week #3 here. She is still on the vent. I am missing her terribly. Even though she is right here, I miss my playful, cuddly, sweet little girl. The doctors did rounds this morning, and the focus shifted away from the trach to optimizing the next (and probably final) extubation attempt […]
[Continue reading...]PICU, Day #14 – Not so fast!
31 May by
I didn’t update last night. Not much happened yesterday, pretty much same old, same old. Hannah has started developing some gastric issues in the past couple of days. She has not been ingesting all of her feeds and has had residuals in her belly. So they had stopped the feeds for a few hours this […]
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