How has your Saturday been? Ours has been...wait for it...UNEVENTFUL! That's our favorite word. Colby has made FORWARD PROGRESS, our favorite phrase. We were able to adjust his settings today from 28/8 to 24/8. First we did 26/8. Yes, I said I would only allow for 1 setting adjustment today. We talked about it in afternoon rounds. I told them to take another blood gas and if his CO2 was too low, I would consider it. So they did and guess what, his CO2 was very low, like 28. Colby is kicking some bi-pap ass and it was time to move his settings down even more. I think tomorrow we'll work on adjusting his rate. I'd like to leave his pressure setting alone for a while. He's over there just sawing logs. Oxygen 100, heart rate 61, lol. It doesn't get much better than that. We got a sleep room tonight so I'll send Dad down there. We're currently watching the LSU/West Virginia game. We have the same RT for the 3rd night now, so I won't have to be getting up with Colby as much to help with treatments. Sleep is good.
The goal tentatively is to go to TCC on Tuesday. Colby is definitely not ready for windowing yet. We had his bi-pap mask off just long enough today to wash his face and change out the protective strips that prevent skin breakdown from wearing the bi-pap so much. His oxygen dropped to 88, bummer. All in good time. I'm still extremely pleased with this "e." It has gone better than any "e" he's ever had.
Are we home yet?! Are we there yet?! It won't be long now, hallelujah!!
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