Friday, February 25, 2011

Peaceful Night

Another quiet night.  Tyler slept well and quietly last night.  We just had his labs taken and an attempt at a new IV just because the other one is possibly starting to look a little puffy.  The thought process was if we can get a new IV in during labs cool if not ok no need to stick him more until we have to.  So now we are quietly watching a little PBS to pass some time.  Over the night we were able to reduce his oxygen requirements from 85% oxygen to 55%.  Room air has 21% oxygen, so we still have a ways to go.  He will not be allowed to eat until he comes off the high flow oxygen he's currently on.  Reason being is the oxygen is being shoved into his face at 30 liters per second.  So he can feel a good bit of "wind" under his mask.  If he eats and then coughs with food/water in his mouth or wind pipe, the food/water with get pushed into his lungs and create problems.  I don't have many picture only because he's been sleeping so much any picture is going to look like the one posted yesterday.  If he looks better later when the light is better I'll post one up.  And it's snowing up here. 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

its snowing here too!!!

Glad things are getting better....we miss you.

get better T.

lys-