Sorry about not posting anything in a couple days.. it's been about the same up until today and I have had killer migraines every night.
Saturday/Sunday were pretty uneventful. She ended up moving to the MICU, where they could monitor her breathing better. She ended up with a tad of pneumonia, but it's been getting better every day since Saturday. She was also breathing heavier, but that was likely due to the pneumonia. Patrick said she was breathing a lot better today.
She was anxious a lot this weekend due to not being able to drink/eat. Thank goodness for dum-dums!
Today Patrick said she is going to be transferred to the MICU step-down unit as soon as a bed is available! She also had a swallow study done and she is allowed to have everything except thin liquids. All liquids will have to be thickened. They think the thin liquids going into her lungs is due to her high respiratory rate. I'm not sure when they'll do another swallow study on her. I haven't talked to her but I hope she is at least happy she can eat. She also got up and walked 120 feet today.
Hopefully when I visit tomorrow evening she will be in the step-down unit.
Since you are likely reading this now Krysten, I'm so proud of you. You are such a fighter and have more strength than you know and will overcome this obstacle as well. Know that you are an amazing person inside and out :)
Laura
Yay progress! How exactly does a swallow study work?
ReplyDeleteI'm not even sure. I know when I was there on Friday they just came into the room and let her drink, listened to her voice, and determined it was "wet" sounding so they said no. Today's was a lot more in depth. They do something with a video and x-rays are involved.
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