9am
While she is breathing well on her own, she failed her first blood gas check at 8am as she was mad. They'll come back to check again at noon. About 0.4ml of blood tells her blood pH (7.35-7.45) and O2 (over 100) an CO2 (35-45) levels. She did look at me when I walked in and spoke to her this morning.
10am
She's started her 2nd 2-hr breathing on her own test and continues to look relaxed and calm after the breath assistance was turned off on her ventilator.
11:15am
She's off the ventilator and breathing well on her own but still getting a little extra O2 in her face to help the process.
5pm
So it's been a good day. Nahum visited again, Michael spent a lot of time with us, and Shayna's getting grabby and interactive again. She spent some time playing (in a half drugged stuper) with her nurse, grabbing Jess' hand-held computer and exploring her face. Shayna's only need one extra dose of pain meds today and I'm trying to learn from Nahum and Hilary how to keep her comfortable based on what Nahum like and didn't like just after his operation. We got some special visitors. The Pittsburgh Penguin's goalies brought presents (a popup toy and a signed puck). I'm hoping to get some more tubes out this evening. They've been waiting for bowel sounds but not hearing much to pull some so Shayna pooped just to thoroughly prove that something was going on. It's an exciting life we need. The more she can do the sooner she can eat too.
Shayna with Goalies Marc-Andre Fleury and Brent Johnson.
I also added some pictures to my pic site.
"SeeMyLiver"
So, Shayna's gotten visits from hockey players, beauty queens, and who else now? I hope you are making a nice scrap book for her :-) And we need a better term than 'liver day', it's not conducive to cake and ice cream so much. Donor Day? Transplant Day? What-will-I-get-from-Daddy-this-year Day? hehe -Kari
ReplyDeleteI was thinking a liver shaped cake. We could do some green bile ducts and some red arteries and veins.
ReplyDeleteWow, what wonderful stuff.
ReplyDeleteI guess it must all be because of her grandpa, eh?
Wow, you know the Penquins are pretty dominant now.
Best,
Joe and Kathy Stommel
Hi, we really miss you here in Blacksburg. Ohad and I are so happy to hear that Shayna is breathing by her self, and her condition improves everyday.
ReplyDeleteHold on and keep updating us, you are doing a terrific work, thank you Pat!
Love,
Hila
Patricia, Nahum:
ReplyDeleteThings seem to progress as well they can. This is great news. Could you add a word how Nahum is doing.
Debbie and Meir in L.A.
Happy Liver Day Week 1 Shayna!
ReplyDeleteI think if anyone was ever justified in spoiling her child, it'd be you. :D
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