I phoned Amelia’s room this morning and the nurse gave me some more good news.
Amelia’s respirator was turned down from 30 to 15 breaths per minute over the course of the evening. That means that Amelia is currently breathing ½ on her own.
As always, the medical team is cautious about this stage. They tend not to pull the kids off ‘cold turkey’ but typically wean them off slowly over a period of days. In alot of cases, kids are very slow to respond and spend weeks on ventilation.
This stage of the recuperative process can be very difficult, but Amelia seems to be responding well.
During rounds, the conclave has also decided its time to remove Amelia’s abdominal (drainage) tube. While this is a positive step, it means sedation will be increased for a few hours this morning. From what I am told, it’s a two second procedure, but its big enough that they prefer the patient be out.
We will keep you all posted.
Amelia’s respirator was turned down from 30 to 15 breaths per minute over the course of the evening. That means that Amelia is currently breathing ½ on her own.
As always, the medical team is cautious about this stage. They tend not to pull the kids off ‘cold turkey’ but typically wean them off slowly over a period of days. In alot of cases, kids are very slow to respond and spend weeks on ventilation.
This stage of the recuperative process can be very difficult, but Amelia seems to be responding well.
During rounds, the conclave has also decided its time to remove Amelia’s abdominal (drainage) tube. While this is a positive step, it means sedation will be increased for a few hours this morning. From what I am told, it’s a two second procedure, but its big enough that they prefer the patient be out.
We will keep you all posted.
3 comments:
Hey John, Carmela and I are interested in coming by for a visit at Sick Kids Saturday morning. If you can, please either email me or phone me and let me know what time you're planing on being at the hospital, and also whether we can bring you something for lunch.
Thanks for all the great posts. You all are doing such a great job. I love you all very much.
Melissa, John...and especially Amelia. All of Bethune sends their love and best wishes. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this blog. Amelia is a tough little girl....and she has wonderful parents!
Mary Beth and Tom phoned from Florida and send their love and prayers. Tell Amelia that she has many people all around the world thinking of her and of you and Melissa.
Melissa told me that she pooped the other day and that is really a big deal. Medical personal are always so concerned with pooping and peeing as it means that the body is coping and performing well after the stress of surgery. Hope you day has gone well.
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