This morning she is not feeling as well. Her breaths are becoming more shallow, and we need her to cough and take deeper breaths to prevent pneumonia. She appears to be fighting an infection in her right arm and right side of her chest. Her white count spiked yesterday, and has fallen some today. The fall may be due to the newer anti-biotic (vancomycin) started yesterday morning. She is running a slight fever this morning but not as high as yesterday.
Her blood pressure is better this morning. Her kidney function levels continue to improve, and they have taken her off of the bicarbonate (since her acid/base balance is better). Accordingly, they are going to start pushing some of the fluid off of her with Lasix. She has developed significant edema (swelling) from all of the ivs given to wash her kidneys out.
She had a bath and a change of clothes this morning, which was painful for her, so she is sleeping now from the pain medicine.
2 comments:
Dear David,
I'm glad to see that Beth can still be "the mother" and worry about you all getting fed. That is so like her. Please tell her that she is in our thoughts and prayers. Sue
David,
Thanks so much for all of your updates. They are truly appreciated by those of us that seem helpless in Beth's most time of need. Wishing you and the family much strength as well as Beth to get her through this.
Take care with thoughts and prayers to all.....Dawn
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