Sunday - Melinda had a really good day but gets very restless laying in bed. Physical therapist said Melinda is doing great following commands and has improved a lot. Dr. Huff changed the pressure support to 15 and Melinda is handling this well with no problems. Melinda had a few spells with her apnea through the night but Dr. Huff reassures me that everything is okay. Dr. Huff stopped Melinda's sleep medicine and muscle relaxant and thinks this is causing her apnea. Melinda had a really good night and slept 11 peaceful hours.
Monday - Melinda continues to improve with each day and her oxygen, heart rate and blood pressure are stable. Melinda's breathing is a lot better too. All the professional staff comment how much Melinda has improved these last few weeks and that she looks really good. Dr. Huff said Melinda is doing well and changed her pressure support to 12. Physical therapy worked with Melinda and she started to get tired...she asked Melinda if she was tired and she answered Yes. I worked with Melinda today to see if she would do any commands. I asked her to stick her thumb up, and raise 2,3,4,5 fingers and she did it all on command. Melinda is also starting to move her right side and it is getting stronger every day. I told Melinda today that god is here with us and that he is healing her and loves her very much and that everyone is praying for her and Jon. I thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers. God Bless.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
6/27/09 update
Melinda is doing really well and her vitals are stable. Melinda is more aware of what is going on but can't tell us yet. Melinda is showing us in different ways how she is uncomfortable buy scooting her self off the bed when she is tired of laying down. The nurse asked Melinda what she wanted and Melinda spoke and told her "I want in the chair and I want out of here". Melinda is progressing so much and we praise the lord. Dr. Huff changed Melinda's pressure support to 16 and said she is doing great and her lungs sound really good. Thank you for all the support and prayers.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
6/27/09 update
Melinda had a calm and peaceful night. Yesterday when Dr. Smith came in he ordered Melinda's muscle relaxant medicine decreased. Dr. Smith says Melinda will be even more active. Dr. Huff came in this morning and looked at Melinda's breathing Sat's and changed her pressure support to 16 on the ventilator and our goal is 5. Dr. Huff feels Melinda is doing very well and this is good news to hear. The last few days there has been some talk that Melinda might be moving out of ICU and up to 2nd floor. I asked the nurse and he said the decision would be up to Dr Huff and at this time has not put anything in his report indicating Melinda would be leaving. Melinda is calm and resting today and this is good for her body to heal. Our family appreciates all the love, prayers and support we graciously have received and we foremost thank the lord for all his blessings he has given to each and everyone. God Bless!
Friday, June 26, 2009
6/25/09 & 6/26/09 update
6/25/09 Melinda had a good night and day and is improving a little each day. All the professional staff is commenting how good Melinda looks and the improvements she has made. Melinda's vitals are remaining stable and when she is over stimulated her vitals do go up but they come down. This is showing the doctors that Melinda is healing and her brain is beginning to know how to regulate her vitals. Dr. Huff is pleased with Melinda's progress and said we will continue to wean her off the ventilator 1 point every 12 hours and does not want to get in a big hurry so we don't have a setback. Melinda's pressure support is at 22 and we need to get to 5. Physical therapy decided to see if Melinda could stand up. The therapist was adjusting her body and set her on the edge of the bed and before they knew it Melinda pulled herself up. The therapist & I were very excited!
6/26/09 Melinda had a restless night and could not go to sleep. Melinda is getting more alert and now she is getting frustrated because she is tired of laying in her bed. Melinda is working hard these last few days to get out of bed. Melinda knows how to move her body and legs and manevers herself to the edge of the bed. I talked with Dr. Huff about Melinda's apnea and he said it is okay t0 not worry. Melinda's pressure support is at 20 and out goal is 5. Talked to Dr. Smith about Melinda's neck brace and he said she will wear it a little longer since her neck is not strong and this will help support it. Physical therapy helped Melinda stand up 4 times and the therapist said she did all of the standing by her self and they are very very pleased with her progress. Dr. Brown is the infectious disease doctor and she reviewed Melinda's white count and the bacteria that grew in her lungs. I can't remember the name but this bacteria is very rare and not seen very often. Melinda is taking antibiotics through the nebulizer every 12 hours and this seems to be helping her cough. I want every one to know that all these little things that Melinda does is another step forward towards her recovery....so please keep those prayers going.
6/26/09 Melinda had a restless night and could not go to sleep. Melinda is getting more alert and now she is getting frustrated because she is tired of laying in her bed. Melinda is working hard these last few days to get out of bed. Melinda knows how to move her body and legs and manevers herself to the edge of the bed. I talked with Dr. Huff about Melinda's apnea and he said it is okay t0 not worry. Melinda's pressure support is at 20 and out goal is 5. Talked to Dr. Smith about Melinda's neck brace and he said she will wear it a little longer since her neck is not strong and this will help support it. Physical therapy helped Melinda stand up 4 times and the therapist said she did all of the standing by her self and they are very very pleased with her progress. Dr. Brown is the infectious disease doctor and she reviewed Melinda's white count and the bacteria that grew in her lungs. I can't remember the name but this bacteria is very rare and not seen very often. Melinda is taking antibiotics through the nebulizer every 12 hours and this seems to be helping her cough. I want every one to know that all these little things that Melinda does is another step forward towards her recovery....so please keep those prayers going.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
6/24/09 update
Melinda had a good night and her breathing is starting to come down in the 20's. Melinda handled breathing on her own until 10:00 pm when she was given her sleep medicine and she stopped breathing. Dr. Boggs was called and he ordered Melinda to be put back on full vent. This morning Dr. Huff changed the ventilator setting back to 25 pressure support and said we will wean Melinda very slowly and will monitor her closely over the next 24 hours. Melinda was awake all day and was alert. Melinda is following more commands and physical therapy is pleased with her progress. Melinda is starting to find her voice even though she is on a ventilator and has a trachea and it sounds like a low hum in her throat. It sounded like Melinda was trying to talk, so I asked her repeatedly to say momma over and over. Melinda amazingly said momma several times. I was crying with joy so I called her dad and aunt Stacey and they both heard her say it over the phone. The nurses aide came in to test Melinda's blood sugar and she heard Melinda say momma and she told the nurse and it was documented. Praise God!!! God hears our prayers and he is amazingly healing Jon and Melinda. We truly are witnessing 2 miracles. Thank you for your prayers, love and support.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
6/22/09 & 6/23/09
Melinda had a good night and coughed very little. Melinda's fever is gone and the chest x-ray shows improvement. Melinda had a great day and was awake and alert. Dr. Huff said things are looking better but thinks she might have another infection. Physical therapy put Melinda in a chair for 45 minutes and she was able to follow some commands. Melinda continues to have good and stable vitals and the doctors are pleased with her progress.
Last night Melinda coughed through the night and was given 1 dose of lidocaine. Melinda's cough is getting better but at times is still very forceful. Melinda was wide awake at 6:00 this morning and is still awake this evening. Dr. Huff says some bacteria grew and infectious disease would be giving Melinda another antibiotic. Dr. Huff wouldn't say what kind of infection or the name of it only that it is a rare infection that they don't see much of. Dr. Huff changed the ventilator to pressure support 25 to start weaning Melinda. Melinda has done well all day with only a few times of having apnea. This means Melinda got used to the ventilator helping her breath and her lungs are weak and this will just take time to get her lungs strong. I was told by the doctor that there could be another reason why Melinda stops breathing at times. The doctor says with a brain injury, the brain is not healed yet and can't tell Melinda to breath. In the next few weeks of weaning Melinda off the ventilator and she still continues to have apnea we will have to transfer to Houston TX and I was reassured that when Melinda's brain completely heals her apnea will go away. Please pray!pray! extra hard that Melinda will have no problems with her apnea and getting off the ventilator. Thank you for all the love and support we have received and please continue to pray.
Last night Melinda coughed through the night and was given 1 dose of lidocaine. Melinda's cough is getting better but at times is still very forceful. Melinda was wide awake at 6:00 this morning and is still awake this evening. Dr. Huff says some bacteria grew and infectious disease would be giving Melinda another antibiotic. Dr. Huff wouldn't say what kind of infection or the name of it only that it is a rare infection that they don't see much of. Dr. Huff changed the ventilator to pressure support 25 to start weaning Melinda. Melinda has done well all day with only a few times of having apnea. This means Melinda got used to the ventilator helping her breath and her lungs are weak and this will just take time to get her lungs strong. I was told by the doctor that there could be another reason why Melinda stops breathing at times. The doctor says with a brain injury, the brain is not healed yet and can't tell Melinda to breath. In the next few weeks of weaning Melinda off the ventilator and she still continues to have apnea we will have to transfer to Houston TX and I was reassured that when Melinda's brain completely heals her apnea will go away. Please pray!pray! extra hard that Melinda will have no problems with her apnea and getting off the ventilator. Thank you for all the love and support we have received and please continue to pray.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
6/21/09 update
Melinda rested and had a peaceful night. At 6:00 this morning Melinda had a coughing fit and they gave her some lidocaine and this helped a lot. Dr. Boggs said this morning that Melinda might be getting her neck brace off this week. I told Melinda as she keeps getting better that one thing at a time will eventually come off and to remember that all the tubes and hoses is not forever. Melinda has been awake and alert all day and it has been so wonderful being able to talk to her and watching all her vitals remain stable. Melinda waved at dad and sister Alecia and was giving kisses to everyone. It has been a wonderful day to see Melinda with her beautiful eyes open and to tell her that god loves her, her family, friends and every one loves her and is praying for her. We thank the lord for each precious day we share together and to thank the lord for all our blessings we have received. Please continue to pray for Jon and Melinda. God bless.
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