So I am not going to lie today hasn't been the easiest of days. It has been a roller coaster, she had some very good moments today where she followed instructions. She gave the thumbs up when the OT asked her to and when they asked her to lift up 2 fingers with her right hand she did it right away. The doctors told my mom they were going to try and extibate her today. Then later they said she was still breathing too fast so they didn't feel comfortable extibating her yet. They also want her to be more awake. So they stopped the pain meds so she could be more alert.
As the day went on Abby became more anxious and non-responsive. Her heart rate is high and she is breathing very fast. This is not good, we are thinking she is in pain. But she won't tell us what is wrong she just gets very agitated. The doctors want her to be more awake but if she is upset or in pain she shuts down. We are all frustrated right now. We want Abby to be comfortable and to make progress, but today it seems like we don't have either of those things.
We really need her kidney to work and for her to calm down. We also need her to tolerate feedings better. On the plus side her lungs look good and so does her liver. She is still on the road to getting better. We were just hoping for a faster road.
It is hard today because if things went smoothly in the first place she would be going home today since it is day 10. But we still probably have weeks this is just not the way we wanted it to go. But we are grateful that Abby is still with us and that some things are getting better. We just really need prayers right now. I know everyone has continued praying for her, but we are asking that the praying continues. We are praying for her kidney to start working and for her breathing to get better. We are also praying that the doctors can figure out the best way to help Abby so she can be comfortable and make progress.
We love our Abby and want her to be healthy and happy and to be herself again soon.
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