Toby had a good day yesterday and a good night last night. He slept a lot, which was good. He is off of the ventilator completely and is back on the mist collar with just a little bit of oxygen through the collar. The mist collar humidifies the air that he breathes, and is something he will have at home. They also started him back on milk. Yesterday they were giving him IV fluids and 1 ml of pedialyte over 6 hours!! The nurse said she could spit more than that, which made us all laugh. So, he's been pretty hungry, but so far he is getting his food into his stomach, so that's good! He's now getting 15 ml over an hour. They wanted to give his stomach and digestive system time to wake up from the surgery on Tuesday, so they needed to give him food slowly. Tomorrow they're doing the sleep study. We're praying he sleeps so they can actually do the study!
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Day After Trach Surgery
Toby is adjusting to having the trach. He's been in some pain, so they're trying to manage it and keep him comfortable. He's off of the ventilator, and is wearing a mist collar that is hooked up to about 28% oxygen (just a tad above room air, which is 21% oxygen). The mist collar is something he will need while sleeping to humidify the air that he's breathing (our nose does this for us, I just learned). We are a little overwhelmed with the care he's going to need. They will be putting a feeding tube into his stomach sometime in the next week, and next Thursday they will do a sleep study. This is to determine if his vocal cord paralysis is more structural or related to his brain/central nervous system. If it's his brain, it's possible he would need some extra help breathing (i.e. oxygen or ventilator). We're praying that he won't go home with any oxygen or on a ventilator. Thank you for praying - It's been a rough few days. God continues to remind me to take it one day at a time. He is using Toby to touch so many lives, and for that we are thankful. I hope that he has brought you closer to a God that is sovreign and loves us so dearly. Carrie
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