Saturday, September 6, 2008

Hunter is still on the vent, but is waking up more. They have been able to wean the settings on the vent. They have not been able to wean the sedation yet. This is scary because the sedation doesn't seem to bother him too much. Perhaps, tolerant? It's nice to see his big brown eyes looking around. He isn't so puffy anymore and is looking more and more like Hunter. His destats aren't so frequent, but they still happen. When they happen, they aren't as severe as before.

Our hopes is that Hunter will come off the vent next week sometime. After he comes off the vent, he will still be in the hospital for awhile. They need to wean his oxygen flow back down to a 1/4 liter oxygen. It will be nice to see that vent gone, gone, gone away!

They are thinking that some odd virus caused this with Hunter. As I wrote a long time ago, the tiniest bug - may not affect you or me - will set him over the edge. So, we know that when Hunter gets sick, it sends him into respiratory failure. That is really scary to think about. The winter is right around the corner. I ramble when I'm tired. Here I go rambling...