Saturday he was making great progress, they had his blood pressure under control and his pain managed and things were looking good. That evening he started having trouble taking deep breaths. His breathing was shallow and labored, and he was having a tough time relaxing because of his breathing. They got him relaxed and settled him in the for the night. At about 3am, we woke up and felt like he needed to gasp for air. The doctors did a "bronc" as they call it, where they look at the lung and pull excess fluid and mucus and make sure there is no infection. They started giving him some dieretics to help drain the fluid, and that seemed to help. They kept him compfortable all day, and he seemed to be on the down hill side of things.
Sunday morning things weren't getting any better! There is nothing scarier then not being able to breathe, and so the anxiety of if all was of course unsettling to dad, which made his breathing even harder. They monitored him through the day yesterday, and this morning they decided to put him back on the ventilator so that he could get some rest. Dr.Sugarbaker felt like him getting rest would really help speed things along, and the best way to get him to rest would be to help him breathe with the vent.
This morning at 7:00 am, they put him back on the ventilator. It seems like that is a huge step backwards, but in all reality, it will help him progress faster. The doctor said they will do the vent for a few days, and then try and take him off again when all the fluid has drained. I will keep updates coming as I have them.
poor guy! not being able to breath would send anyone into a panic!!!
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