I have so much nervous energy today I can scarcely stand it. So far today I've also met with the docs for rounds, cleaned out my overnight bag, washed the sliding doors leading into Colby's room, sent probably close to 50 texts, helped give Colby a bath and change his sheets/blankets/pads, put in a load of my laundry, hung up my clean clothes and now I'm down in the parent room eating lunch and blogging, again, just to keep my mind of "E." So you all will just have to bear with me.
Today I learned in rounds Mr. C is growing another type of infection, staph. Yes, I could have screamed. So they've started vanc to treat that for a total of 3 antibiotics. This is exactly the danger you risk leaving someone on a vent for so long. But what choice did we have? He wasn't ready for "E" and you can't set him up to fail for crap's sake. Everyone is asking me do I think he's ready now. The answer is I'm pretty sure but I don't have a crystal ball, so I don't really know! Hard to tell. I do know that his secretions are much thinner and manageable and that he is "clearing" after cough treatments and staying pretty clear between treatments. And now since we've identified all infections growing (hopefully) and are treating them with the proper antibiotics, I believe this is our window of opportunity and the BEST chance for Colby to succeed at "E." I've already talked to the RT I want for tomorrow, she's on board. We already have a V60 bi-pap reserved for him. They've ordered his TPN to begin when he goes n.p.o. tonight. So we're getting things in place. I think my main responsibility for today is to stay calm around Colby (easier said than done), give him lots of lovin', and try to get him to nap and get rested.
I'm not trying to be mean, but there is a lady who really stinks here in the parent room. It's not from b.o., quite the opposite. She's always clean, neatly dressed, looks very nice. It's the perfume or hair product she's wearing. It's just awful! Smells like baby powder on crack or something, very overwhelming, even from 3 tables away. Think it's time for me to get back to Colby's room. More rambling later. Send me some calm, soothing vibes if you can. Obviously I need them.
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