Last night Melinda had a steady and stable night. Melinda continued to have a good morning. Dr. Huff did not order any new changes on the ventilator and just keep weaning Melinda off the sedation Diprovan. Around noon Melinda was off the sedation. Melinda is still sluggish but was getting a little agitated and she started to run a fever of 101.1. Melinda was given Tylenol and Adivan to calm her down. Melinda's blood pressure, heart rate and oxygen were all good but she continues to breathe to hard around the 30's. Melinda needs to breathe under 20 so she can get some rest. Melinda has developed a bad cough and can't stop so they are now giving her a shot of lidocaine down her trachea. This seems to help for awhile. They can give it to her every hour. Respiratory said Melinda's lungs sound really good. Melinda will have her chest x-ray tomorrow morning and pray that they have improved. The results from the picc line have not came back yet so we don't know if that caused Melinda's infection in her stomach that got in her blood. Melinda continues to take antibiotics every 6 hours.
Keep praying for Melinda that her lungs are improving. GOD BLESS
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Melinda, just remember that:
ReplyDeleteHappy moments, praise God
Quiet moments, worship God
Painful moments, trust God
Every moment, thank God.
Father, carry my sister through this storm. Remind her that Life's journey is easier when she hears God's footprints beside her. I love you in Jesus Christ's name, Amen.
Melinda, just TRUST Him, you are being taken care of.
Hugs and Kisses, Leann, Bryan, and Britany