Another breathing treatment done. They seem to be helping. The less pressure you have to apply to get the same volume of air in, the better. We were able to take it a step down tonight, so that’s good.
More pain meds in the system. Oxycodone to the rescue!
Amy was able to be here until about 9 or 9:30pm and held Olivia the entire time. Olivia was very happy to see her mommy. I've been holding her since then, so I haven’t been able to update as often as yesterday.
One concern right now is that she is not urinating since the catheter was taken out. That’s a bad thing because it causes abdominal distention, pain, and her body is simply not getting rid of waste. We don’t know the cause right now, but we’re hoping we don’t have to place the catheter back in. That’s no fun.
So far this night has been better than last night. Vitals were changed to every 2 hours rather than every hour. That means she can sleep more in one chunk . . . and maybe I can, too. She hasn’t been disturbed much, so she hasn’t been whimpering as much. I think the leapfrogging medication cycle is working quite well also.
This will be the last one for tonight. I need to have a little something to eat and take a nap before the next room invasion. At least they are helpful.
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