For a sweet believing nurse at bedside until 7 am, for vital signs staying in acceptable range, for temp staying below 100' (99.9 now), white count coming down to 15,000, and for TJ continuing to wake up. This evening he was making and holding eye contact, trying to lift his arms, looking puzzled about everything, and still so very very weary. When I tried to explain what has been happening he gave me the "whatever" brow lift and closed his eyes. His nurse wants to keep his Christmas and praise music going during the night to help orient him.
Prayer specifics:
That the clot would stay intact while dissolving
That the wakeup and weaning process would continue to go gently forward
That when the cardiologist does the TEE (Transesophgeal echo) tomorrow he would be surprised at a NORMAL MITRAL VALVE again- new cardiologist.
Fun stuff- 23 years ago on Christmas Eve TJ and I were blessed with a tiny Christmas present named Jon. Hate to tell you honey, but this one might tie with that best Christmas ever!
Blessings and gratitude,
Mary Ann
Beats it. -- Jon
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Praises praises
Hoping for a Quiet Day
One of the cardiologist stopped in and they are scheduling another Transesophogeal echo for tomorrow. TJ's pulse is higher that he likes, still has a murmur, and concerned about the slow wake up so he wants to check the size of TJ's heart to be sure he is not going back into heart failure. He also said that they are seeing more large clots in patients with multiple lines and they rarely break apart. Like that news! The neurologist said the MRI results were "negative"- that's good, and he is not too concerned about the slow wake up.
TJ is more responsive, but still uber groggy. He opens his eyes and looks puzzled but will relax when we tell him what the scoop is. I am so thankful that he is not choking on the ET tube as he wakes up-that is hard to do. His B/P is running a bit low, pulse running a bit high, Sats looking good. Plan for today is to have him on a wean until 10 pm, out him back on vent settings overnight to rest, and come up with another plan for tomorrow. They put him back on a regular ICU bed this morning. I did not see the pulmonologist, but I kind of hit the wall so I am going to take a long winter's nap as it snows and blows outside, and most of all, TJ seems to be in a holding pattern and comfortable for now.
Thank you for continuing to pray.
With much gratitude for your battling on our behalf,
Mary Ann
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