Joshua had a wonderful night. But as we know things change fast here in the ICU. His lung collapsed at 6:30 this morning. They have been doing chest pt every couple of hours and he is responding very well. They have suctioned a ton of yuck out. They just took an X-ray and we should know very soon if it is opening back up.
Here is the outcome of the morning rounds:
* Talk to the surgeons as everyone feels the need for a "plan"
*Remove the chest (drain) tube because it is clogged
*Stop the antibiotic that he gets because he has (had) a chest tube
*Stop the Viagra because he is still getting the Nitric Oxide
*Restart his feeds. It is at 1 cc an hour just to keep his guts moving. Nothing filling.
*Reassess at 4 pm.
So, that is the "plan" for the day. I will keep you all posted as we find out more.
X-ray results are in and ............. and the lung is very clear YEAH!! (This morning the whole left lung was white in the x-ray)
Leah
