Dr gave us another update. They are still concerned about his Rt pneumothorax (air in the pleural space outside his lung that can affect his lung expansion) They changed out the drainage system to see if that would help earlier. It was hopeful, but they got another chest xray which showed a slight improvement, but is still there. So they are going to reposition his chest tube today. There is still a concern for his sodium levels, but currently is 169, which is down from 175 from last night (good) He’s back to more free water flushes to help draw that out. His Pentobarb was dropped in half from earlier. This is the medication that “turns his brain off.” They plan to possibly half it tomorrow again. They don’t want to keep him on this too long bc of its effects. It has a long half life, so it could be in his system for 72-96 hrs or longer once it’s off. Still progress! Feedings are still going slow. His gut is being slowed down by all the medication as well, so they are watching that closely to not cause complications like an ileus. His ventilator settings were turned down to “rest settings” so that the ventilator does all the work for his lungs. So continue to pray for his Rt lung specifically, lower sodium settings, feedings tolerated, and that Seth continues to tolerate being weaned off meds. God is good!
-Aunt Kerry
Pastor Pautz stopped by and gave us some encouraging Bible verses. This one is from a Christmas hymn, but applicable for the season we are in.
-Darcy
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