When we arrived at the hospital to see Melinda the nurse said they had to put mittens on her hands. Melinda is pulling on her vent hoses. Melinda is more active today and her vitals are all good.
Dr. Smith came by to see Melinda to assess her. Dr. Smith ordered the anavant(sedation) and lortab(pain medicine) stopped. Melinda is to only have tylenol. Dr. Smith said the medicines are making Melinda to sedated and she sometimes forgets to breath. Dr. Smith says this is not good since she is being weaned off the ventilator. Dr. Smith was very excited to see Melinda very active and moving her arms and legs.
Melinda had a really good day and the nurse said she is trying to come out of the fog to completely wake up. The nurse says Melinda is moving her eyes more and watching movement. Melinda pulled her feeding tube out that is inserted in her stomach and had to be inserted back in her stomach. Melinda managed this with her big fat mittens on. The nurses are calling her hudidni.
7:00p.m. Melinda's blood pressure and heart rate started rising. The nurse gave Melinda some blood pressure medicine. The medicine did not work and we were starting to get worried. Melinda's blood pressure was checked several times and kept climbing dangerously high. The doctor on call was called and he ordered some pain medicine. This did not work either. Melinda's blood pressure continued to stay very high. The nurse says the doctor thinks it has to do with neuroligical and thinks the readings are not correct. The nurse says when the brain is healing all the neurons and electrons are going crazy and trying to heal. The doctor was called again and he ordered Melinda to be put back on the ventilator and put on an I.V. sedation drip to calm her down.
The doctor wants Melinda to completely rest and get her blood pressure down. Melinda is just tired right now. The nurse said Melinda will continue to move steps forward and steps back and this is okay. Melinda is doing very well towards her recovey.
I called the nurse several times through the night to check on Melinda. Melinda's nurse says her blood pressure is good and she is finally resting peacefully.
Continue to pray that Melinda will have a good day today.
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A younger sister is someone to use as a guinea pig in trying sledges and experimental go-carts. Someone to send messages to Mom. But someone who needs you- who comes to you with bumped heads, grazed knees, tales of persecution. Someone who trusts you to defend her. Someone who thinks you know the answers to almost everything.
ReplyDeleteMelinda, I miss you. I want you to keep fighting. I love you with all my heart.
Hugs and Kisses
Older sister Leann
Pickle___ Take a step at a time. Slow and easy for home will always be there. "With God-family and friends waiting "I just LOVE your name" Thanks Stacey ha ha Love you "BABY" G&B
ReplyDeleteIt seems that her blood pressure always rises in the evening. Is there some significance to that? Fevers also rise in the evening more so than during the day. It is said to have something to do with how much of our body is water and the effect of the gravitational pull of the moon on water the same as it does on a lake. Is that the same with blood pressure? Is it something you can prepare for ahead of time so that you don't have to do heavy intervention like putting her back on the vent. Maybe milder meds to catch it before it really begins to get out of hand. Just a thought. Neurological problems are so complex. It just takes time, patience and prayer.
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