Hopefully, this is the last of the ventilator.....
.....but is this any better :)Well, it seems that Kate has turned a corner. She did really well this morning and continued to progress throughout the afternoon. After consulting with Dr. Larsen, we decided to go for it and try and extubate her. Bryan and I felt really good about it. We mainly wanted to give her a fair shot to see if she could handle it on her own, knowing there's a chance that they may have to re-intubate her. But so far, she has done really well. I don't know if she thinks it's the greatest thing to have a extra "schnozz" (the BIPAP mask), but it beats having a tube down her throat! As she gets used to it, we'll turn her settings down. This is what she will most likely come home with, but she may not require it all the time, which would be so great for her. We just pray that the BIPAP will be enough to keep her Trachea open until it strengthens on its own.
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Yeah Kate!!! We are so excited! Thank You, it was sooo good and it was good to spend some time together. I want to come see her before I go to Chicago. Can I come tomorrow?? Have a great day! So does this mean you can hold her now??
You blog is cute!
I'm happy to hear the extubation (is that the right word?) went well and that little Kate is doing OK with the BIPAP mask so far. I hope you guys are having a good day today. Sure love ya!
We're glad to hear Kate is making improvements. Mike sleeps with a contraption similar to Kate's. Hopefully she'll learn to like it as much as he does.
Mike & Jodi
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