I left the hospital this morning after seeing Mav and went to Shawnee to see the kids. I'm staying here until Friday morning and then Greg and I will trade places. It was great to see the kids. We didn't do anything productive this evening - just all fun. We played basketball, frisbee, went to eat at the new McAlister's Deli (it just opened in Shawnee today!), and went to the park. My mom is here until tomorrow morning, so I'm getting to spend some time with her, too.
About Mav: He's on 3lpm nasal cannula oxygen at 35%. He was almost to full feedings (he's getting them continuously down the yellow tube) when I left. His chest tube output on the right is pretty high. He had 700mls out the past 24 hours. They're going to try an octreotide drip - it's a medication that can decrease chest tube output. If they can get it decreased then Dr. M will probably do another pleurodesis - this time putting doxycycline in the pleural space - on the right sometime next week. I'm hoping and praying the drip will stop the chest tube drainage altogether. He got so sick the last time they put the doxy in. Greg is going to keep me updated while I'm here, so I'll keep the blog going. More tomorrow - jc
Blindsided
11 years ago
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Mav is precious! I so enjoyed the video. It is great that your home for a little while. I'm still praying and checking on yall.
Take Care,
Lu Anne
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