Friday morning

 

John had a rough night last night.  He ran a fever of about 101, his blood pressure went down, and his oxygen saturation is about 85%. They did a chest x-ray, and drew blood for blood cultures during the night, so not much time to sleep. They want him up in the chair today so he can breathe better.   He has fluid in his lungs and feet, so they will increase the lasix dosage.  If that doesn't get the fluid off, they will put him on a 24-48 hour IV drip.  It has been nice the last few days not having to deal with the diuretic at night.  He doesn't have the energy today that he had yesterday.  It is like a roller coaster.  He did a sponge bath this morning. Putting his pajama top back on was quite the challenge.  The VAD has three wires that need to be in the right place, then the heart monitor wires need to be on the inside.  We got it on the third try. He is napping now.  He was so busy yesterday that he didn't have time to nap.  I think lack of sleep has sent him backwards a bit.

Colleen