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Ryan had a pretty good day today. His 6:00 blood gas came back bad, so he was extubated (ventilator tube removed) this morning then reintubated (ventilator tube put back in). His tube had some junk built up on it. His O2 sats improved after receiving a new tube. Yesterday he averaged about 70% on his oxygen needs, and today he averaged about 55%. That's a pretty good improvement. However, he was very positional today and needed constant attention to keep his O2 sats within an acceptable range. He also didn't like to be touched by anyone. Even when I touched him he had his little episodes. That makes me a little sad. I would love it if my touch made everything go in a positive direction. I guess sometimes my touch is comforting, but sometimes any touch is irritating to him. The nurse today did an unofficial experiment with Ryan today. She found that he seemed to have higher Oxygen saturations when she and the RT were standing by his bed and discussing things as opposed to leaving him in silence. She suggested we bring him some soft music to play in his bed or for me to read a story and record it for him. All this said, when we went in to see him before leaving for the evening he did better with us not talking and dropped his O2-sats when we talked. So we will take some soothing sounds for the nurses to play for him, and perhaps sometimes he will be comforted by them and other times he can enjoy the peace of silence.
Prayer Requests: Ryan has an infection in his lungs. They have started antibiotics. Everyone is hopeful that the infection has been caught in the early stages. His blood work has not shown any indication of infection. Taylor is not doing well at all, and the family is very discouraged and heartbroken. Kenzie's kidneys aren't working well and she is retaining fluid. She also has an infection in her blood. Stacie (Kenzie's mom) is going to be discharged from the hospital tomorrow. She was actually able to go see Kenzie today for the first time in a couple of weeks.
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