Friday, September 25, 2009

No Surgery Today

Whoever coined the term "CDH Roller Coaster" really wasn't kidding.

The day started out good, his O2 was at 58 and Co2 was in the 50s. His Sat & heart rate were also good. They said the surgery would be in the late afternoon if everything stayed the same.

We came by at around 4:00 to check in and noticed right away that things weren't good. His o2 was up to 100 and as we were there his sat started dropping. It was scary to watch but the nurses & doctors seemed to have it under control.

They had to take him off the ventilator and suction him. We just stood there watching the numbers, hoping to see them go back to where they should be. They eventually got him to where they wanted him and explained to us that he may have an infection. They took a blood culture and should have the results in a couple days. They put him on antibiotics just to be sure.

So, the surgery will most likely be tomorrow or Sunday but we'll see.

We just left him and he was looking much better. His o2 was about 70 and his sat was back in the 90s.

I just really want to be sure he's ready when they do the surgery. We'll see how he does tomorrow. I'll keep you updated.


-- Post From My iPhone

2 comments:

  1. Hang in there guys! There's probably a couple more loops, but you two can handle it (sometimes screaming helps!). We love you guys, and we are sending good energy your way and praying for Vincent.

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  2. I wanted to check yesterday but didn't get a chance. I am sorry to hear he is having a tough time. I am praying he is stable for surgery today. Well be checking in. Your in our prayers.

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