I'll admit, this "e" is going better than I thought it would for Colby. It's been 32.5 hours and not the first little bobble. So woot woot, way to go sweet boy! He's on the same settings as when we pulled the tube. Fine with me. The main thing is we haven't had to go up on his settings. His oxygen, heart rate, pH and CO2 levels have remained stable so no need to make any pressure changes on the bi-pap. (Remember my if it ain't broke don't fix it attitude.) We have weaned his oxygen on the bi-pap to 30% and I hope to have him down to room air (21%) by morning. This shouldn't be a problem for Colby, usually never is. He's currently getting his cough treatments every 2.5 hours. His next one is due at 8:30 and after that I think we'll try to go every 3 hours overnight and tomorrow. He's going to remain on his broad spectrum antibiotics until we go home. Haven't really decided about the other 2. I would say he needs at least a 10-14 day course of each. His TPN is done and he's on his normal feeds now. It's all progress, progress, progress.
Colby has had a busy day, sort of. He got a bath this morning and we changed his bedding. We didn't mess with washing his hair, though, since he has on his bi-pap cap. The holistic therapist came and gave Colby a message. Yeah, he soaked it up like the little attention seeker he is haha. Hilarious. His heart rate was in the 80s and he was just jabbering away. Occupational therapy came and stretched him out from the waist up. Our family friend, Caryn, stopped by on her way to see her daughter.
I guess that's it for now. I'm so glad to be blogging happy news from Cincy. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, to all who have stuck by us during this mess. Your love, support and prayers are felt all the way up I-71. Right back at ya, peeps :-)
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