Today has been a better day than yesterday. He had one tiny desaturation episode when they tried to wean his peep from 10 to 8 so they had to go back up. A few hours ago they weaned it to 9 along with weaning the oxygen down to 35% so far so good. Today his xray showed some multi focal pneumonia with some right lower lobe consolidation. Yesterday they sent some blood and sputum cultures and the blood so far is negative but the sputum came back as being positive for MSSA (methicilin-sensitive staphylococcus aureus) a bacterial infection that only has a few number of antibiotics they can treat it with. They put him on two broad spectrum antibiotics until the cultures came back. They stopped one of them and traded it for a new one but are continuing with one of the originals. He will probably finish a 10 day course of one them. He also has been trying to open his eyes a little and look around. It's still difficult with all the sedation medicine but at least he's trying. Hopefully in the next couple days we can start weaning him off it and get that tube out!
Grandma Jenny and Uncle Brock made a special delivery today. All the cousins where hard at work on this fun poster. Thanks guys Riley will love looking at when he finally wakes up :)
I'm going to go cuddle up in my nice ICU reclining chair (hint of sarcasm) while Riley cuddles up for the night with Elmo. Here's for another better day tomorrow.
3 comments:
I am so glad you keep updating us on his progress! I'm so sorry you have had such a tough week! Thinking of and praying for your sweet family! Allyson Garn
Yes, Thanks for updating so well! We are thinking of you guys and praying as well.
Good progress on the PEEP hang in there.
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