The positive is that Liam has been moved off of the CICU!! The negative is that we are not in a single room like we were our rirst time in the Heart and Kidney Unit (HKU), but we'll take it! Liam is slowly being weaned off of oxygen. They gave him a shot at no oxygen and his oxygen saturation dropped t![]()
oo low for their liking. However, he is now only on .5 liters per minute flow which is half of where he was twelve hours ago - excellent progress. Once he can breathe room air only, he can come home. Because Liam was in congestive heart failure for about five weeks, he still has some stubborn fluid in his lungs. I am reminded of the Mucinex commercials on TV with the portly fellow below at right. He will go through some respiratory therapy this week to loosen up this fluid so that he can cough it up. The doctors fully expect for Liam to be home by the weekend! Keep your fingers crossed that he can sleep at home this weekend!
oo low for their liking. However, he is now only on .5 liters per minute flow which is half of where he was twelve hours ago - excellent progress. Once he can breathe room air only, he can come home. Because Liam was in congestive heart failure for about five weeks, he still has some stubborn fluid in his lungs. I am reminded of the Mucinex commercials on TV with the portly fellow below at right. He will go through some respiratory therapy this week to loosen up this fluid so that he can cough it up. The doctors fully expect for Liam to be home by the weekend! Keep your fingers crossed that he can sleep at home this weekend!
Wonderful news! We'll keep the fingers crossed and the prayers coming.
ReplyDeleteLauren and Ethan, we hope Liam will be able to go home this weekend! Libby is free for the week for fun time with Caroline. Love you guys.
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