He has been running a fever for a few days that tylenol controls but they don't know the source of the fever. They suspected pneumonia but yesterdays chest x ray came back clear. They did another one tonight. We will see the results of that tomorrow. They want all the tubes out of his nose and throat so they will do a temporary tracheotomy and put a feeding tube directly into his stomach. He is mostly breathing on his own but the vent is giving him a little "push".
Tomorrow they are going to do an EEG, some type of nerve stimilus test and a light test to help them determine what is going "upstairs". These tests aren't 100% but they hope they will give them some useful information.
Today, we personally felt like he was more "there" than previous days. His blood pressure went up while we were in the room talking to him, he moved his mouth a lot and had a few "coughing" episodes from the tubes. They say these things can just be reflexes but but today was the first time in 5 days we saw these things.
Tonight I can't sleep. His blood pressure was high when my mom & I left and his breathing was fast. They were drawing blood to make sure "nothing was growing" (ie; infection). Tonight, like every other night, I pray to God that he makes it! I pray for him, for all of us who are missing him and especially my mom.
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Hi Beez, I know how hard it is to keep all of us updated w/ e-mails and such, so it's good for me that you are doing this blog so I can keep updated on Kraig's condition without feeling like I'm bugging you constantly for news about how things are going...I'm always thinking about you, and from the sounds of the last blog post, it sounds like there's some positive signs happening....no matter what, it's going to be a long haul for you all, so it's good that you're able to rally around him like you have been- it's extremely important to his recovery that you continue to talk w/ him, to read to him, and just to talk to him as if he's just a regular guy who soon will be getting up out of that bed...he may not be able to respond to you right now, but I guarantee you that he hears you and knows you're there for him physically and spiritually...keep up the good work Beez! Love you.
ReplyDeleteLisa, I am still praying for your dad and your family. Glad you started this blog too, for him. I think you and you family are doing everything you can and the rest you just have to let go of. God is in control and sounds like your Dad would want it that way too. Like your friend above said, your dad hears you all and knows you are there and sometimes that is what they need the most. Big hugs your way! Stay faithful and strong. We never know why God gives us certain obstacles/difficulties, but all we do know is God said he would never give us more than we can handle.
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