5/9/09
Melinda had a calm and peaceful night. Melinda's vitals stayed stable. This morning the respiratory therapist said he will be gradually lowering her respiratory level to see how she handles breathing on her own. This will be attempted several times through out the day. We will keep you updated on how well Melinda handles this.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
UPDATE
5/8/09
Melinda had a peaceful night and all her vitals were good. Early this morning her ventilator tubes and feeding tubes were removed and replaced with the trachea and feeding tube placed in her stomach. Melinda did very well and is resting comfortably today. We are very excited cause we now get to see her beautiful face. Melinda's pulse rate is still a little high but she is given medicine to keep it down. Melinda is almost weaned off the oxygen machine and is almost breathing completely on her own. Melinda has handled this well. The oxygen machine will only help if she has any trouble breathing at any time. The neurosurgeons reviewed Melinda this afternoon and advised that when Melinda wakes up they will then assess her brain function.
We are so grateful for each and everyone that has said a prayer or thought for Melinda. Thank you and god bless.
Melinda had a peaceful night and all her vitals were good. Early this morning her ventilator tubes and feeding tubes were removed and replaced with the trachea and feeding tube placed in her stomach. Melinda did very well and is resting comfortably today. We are very excited cause we now get to see her beautiful face. Melinda's pulse rate is still a little high but she is given medicine to keep it down. Melinda is almost weaned off the oxygen machine and is almost breathing completely on her own. Melinda has handled this well. The oxygen machine will only help if she has any trouble breathing at any time. The neurosurgeons reviewed Melinda this afternoon and advised that when Melinda wakes up they will then assess her brain function.
We are so grateful for each and everyone that has said a prayer or thought for Melinda. Thank you and god bless.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Update
5-7-09
Today was more or less a day of monitoring Melinda. She faught a fever most of the day and her heart rate would race when she was agitated. The doctors said there is no infection in the brain and her lungs sound good. They sent of a sample to check to see if she had a urinary tract infection. This is a little suspect due to her urine being a little cloudy. The doctors said her heart rate is common at this stage of someone with head injuries. The doctors stated that she is out of the critical period of her head injury and a very long period of recovery is ahead. The doctors decided they were not going to operate on her pelvis. They say it is set and should heal, but they will watch it as we progress. Tomorrow she is scheduled to get the respirator and tubes out of her mouth and put a trachea and feeding tube in her side. They say this is a good thing and it is much more comfortable to Melinda.
We appreciate all the thoughts, prayers, and visits for Melinda and encourage everyone to keep praying for her.
Today was more or less a day of monitoring Melinda. She faught a fever most of the day and her heart rate would race when she was agitated. The doctors said there is no infection in the brain and her lungs sound good. They sent of a sample to check to see if she had a urinary tract infection. This is a little suspect due to her urine being a little cloudy. The doctors said her heart rate is common at this stage of someone with head injuries. The doctors stated that she is out of the critical period of her head injury and a very long period of recovery is ahead. The doctors decided they were not going to operate on her pelvis. They say it is set and should heal, but they will watch it as we progress. Tomorrow she is scheduled to get the respirator and tubes out of her mouth and put a trachea and feeding tube in her side. They say this is a good thing and it is much more comfortable to Melinda.
We appreciate all the thoughts, prayers, and visits for Melinda and encourage everyone to keep praying for her.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
UPDATE
5/6/09
Melinda had a quiet morning. Melinda continues to have her respiratory treatments every 4 hours. Melinda had an ultrasound on her arms, legs and chest to see if any blood clots had formed. This is common in anyone that is immobile for a long period of time. The results came back negative. Praise the Lord! Fluid was drained from Melinda's brain yesterday and sent off to see if there was an infection. The results came back today and was negative. Melinda is improving every day. Melinda spiked a fever today but was given lortab to bring it down. Melinda continues to move her arms and opens her eyes for a longer period of time but is still heavily medicated.
Melinda's nurse informed us that the neurosurgeons turned all her medicines off for 10 minutes and tried to get Melinda to respond to commands such as thumbs up and raise 2 fingers. Melinda made movements with her hand but could not distinguish her movements as following commands. The doctors advised us that they would need to wean Melinda off of her pain medicine to assess the level of her brain function.
The doctors stated that Melinda will have her ventilating tubes removed and replaced with a trachea and a feeding tube inserted in to her stomach on Friday. The doctors say this will be more comfortable and less infections for Melinda. We will know more on Friday if Melinda will have surgery on her pelvis.
Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers. With the power of prayer Melinda is improving everyday.
Melinda had a quiet morning. Melinda continues to have her respiratory treatments every 4 hours. Melinda had an ultrasound on her arms, legs and chest to see if any blood clots had formed. This is common in anyone that is immobile for a long period of time. The results came back negative. Praise the Lord! Fluid was drained from Melinda's brain yesterday and sent off to see if there was an infection. The results came back today and was negative. Melinda is improving every day. Melinda spiked a fever today but was given lortab to bring it down. Melinda continues to move her arms and opens her eyes for a longer period of time but is still heavily medicated.
Melinda's nurse informed us that the neurosurgeons turned all her medicines off for 10 minutes and tried to get Melinda to respond to commands such as thumbs up and raise 2 fingers. Melinda made movements with her hand but could not distinguish her movements as following commands. The doctors advised us that they would need to wean Melinda off of her pain medicine to assess the level of her brain function.
The doctors stated that Melinda will have her ventilating tubes removed and replaced with a trachea and a feeding tube inserted in to her stomach on Friday. The doctors say this will be more comfortable and less infections for Melinda. We will know more on Friday if Melinda will have surgery on her pelvis.
Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers. With the power of prayer Melinda is improving everyday.
UPDATE
5/6/09
Sorry no update last night. We set with Melinda till visiting was over and went to bed early.
Melinda had a good day yesterday after they removed the drain tube from her head. She gets agitated when they do treatments or move her into a new position. I know with the broken ribs and pelvis that she hurts every time she moves. The doctors are watching her closely and if she does well the rest of the week they might do surgery on her pelvis.
Last night before visiting was over was a little hard to watch. Melinda was hurting and was moving and figiting. She kept grabbing and rubbing her ribs. She would get painful looks on her face. Mom sang to Melinda to try to settle her down and she opened her eyes while her mom was standing there singing.
She also developed a fever and the nurse gave her some Lortab with acetomenaphine to try and settle her down. That did not work so they gave her something a little stronger and she had settled down and began to rest again before we had to leave at 10:00 p.m. Christie called the nurse a while later and the nurse said the fever had gone down and she was resting.
Please continue to pray for Melinda. God Bless.
Sorry no update last night. We set with Melinda till visiting was over and went to bed early.
Melinda had a good day yesterday after they removed the drain tube from her head. She gets agitated when they do treatments or move her into a new position. I know with the broken ribs and pelvis that she hurts every time she moves. The doctors are watching her closely and if she does well the rest of the week they might do surgery on her pelvis.
Last night before visiting was over was a little hard to watch. Melinda was hurting and was moving and figiting. She kept grabbing and rubbing her ribs. She would get painful looks on her face. Mom sang to Melinda to try to settle her down and she opened her eyes while her mom was standing there singing.
She also developed a fever and the nurse gave her some Lortab with acetomenaphine to try and settle her down. That did not work so they gave her something a little stronger and she had settled down and began to rest again before we had to leave at 10:00 p.m. Christie called the nurse a while later and the nurse said the fever had gone down and she was resting.
Please continue to pray for Melinda. God Bless.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
UPDATE
5/5/09
Melinda's night was stable. Early this morning the neurosurgeons assessed Melinda and decided to remove the catheter in her brain. They feel that she has improved enough and the pressure on her brain will be controlled by her body. The doctors are monitoring her closely today for any changes. When we were able to see Melinda this morning the catheter had already been removed. We are feeling scared and excited. We know she is improving every day but can't help worrying since we can't watch her pressure on the monitor. Melinda's orthopedic surgeon stated that they would be operating on her pelvis when the neuorsurgeon gives them the okay to operate.
Melinda is moving her hands and arms and becoming easily agitated. When Melinda starts hurting or gets agitated her vitals rise. The nurse will give Melinda pain medicine to calm her down.
Keep praying for all of us for this will be another stressful day watching and monitoring her without the familiar monitors of her brain pressure that we use to watch.
Melinda's night was stable. Early this morning the neurosurgeons assessed Melinda and decided to remove the catheter in her brain. They feel that she has improved enough and the pressure on her brain will be controlled by her body. The doctors are monitoring her closely today for any changes. When we were able to see Melinda this morning the catheter had already been removed. We are feeling scared and excited. We know she is improving every day but can't help worrying since we can't watch her pressure on the monitor. Melinda's orthopedic surgeon stated that they would be operating on her pelvis when the neuorsurgeon gives them the okay to operate.
Melinda is moving her hands and arms and becoming easily agitated. When Melinda starts hurting or gets agitated her vitals rise. The nurse will give Melinda pain medicine to calm her down.
Keep praying for all of us for this will be another stressful day watching and monitoring her without the familiar monitors of her brain pressure that we use to watch.
Monday, May 4, 2009
UPDATE
5/4/09
Melinda had a busy day today with all her doctors. The neurosurgeons assessed Melinda and again decided to clamp the catheter to her brain. Melinda tolerated this pretty well. The fluid was only released a couple of times in 10 hours to bring down her pressure on her brain. Melinda's pressure seems to go up when she is having x-rays and her respirtory treatments. Keep praying for Melinda's well being and continued progress.
Melinda had a busy day today with all her doctors. The neurosurgeons assessed Melinda and again decided to clamp the catheter to her brain. Melinda tolerated this pretty well. The fluid was only released a couple of times in 10 hours to bring down her pressure on her brain. Melinda's pressure seems to go up when she is having x-rays and her respirtory treatments. Keep praying for Melinda's well being and continued progress.
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