Well, it seems like we might have finally turned a corner. Though Kate is still on the ventilator and a bunch of meds, the last 24-hours brought improvement in many areas. She has finally been able to wake up a little and look at us, though she still fights the ventilator tube. The amount of help she has been getting has dropped, including the meds that have been helping her blood pressure, the amount the ventilator is helping her breath, and the amount of sedation given to her. Yesterday afternoon they also pulled her chest tubes out which were helping her drain fluid. All good signs that she will be off the ventilator soon and on her way to getting out of the ICU.
The doctors are cautiously optimistic about moving forward. Because it has taken her so long to get to this point, they don't want to push her and then have her regress. So, we are giving it another day or so to continue improving. Then they will evaluate from there and decide if Kate is ready to be taken off the ventilator.
As for Kates underlying heart rate, she still has what we have been told is a 3rd degree block. Basically her electrical signals that control the beating of her heart are still not in sync. The doctors are not worried about this until she is strong enough to get off some of the meds and off the ventilator.
Kate was weighed last night, she came in at a hefty 14 lbs.......BIG GIRL huh?? Granted she had all of her tubes and other equipment that might have weighed a little, but looking at her thighs she definitely looks what we like to call HEALTHY!!
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