We had thought that Mitchell would be moving to Step down today- the cardiologist felt he was ready; however, Mitchell's nurse accidentally pulled out his chest tube when changing his bed. Even though this would have been on the agenda to do today, it wasn't done in the right manner. He ended up with air trapped under his diaphragm, causing difficulty breathing. As a result, he was re-intubated and a new chest tube was placed.
It is a little difficult to see him back on the breathing tube and sedated again, but we are praying that they will be able to remove the breathing tube by tomorrow.
Specific requests:
Being on the ventilator again isn't ideal for his little head or his overall progress- pray the weaning process goes as well as it did the first time. We could expect him to be extubated as early as tomorrow if everything goes well.
Pray that Mitchell remains comfortable and free of pain- the air trapped in his chest can be painful as well as the new chest tube placed and the surgical recovery.
He was already receiving feedings and had milk in his stomach; we are praying that he does not aspirate into his lungs.
Pray for our nurse today- this made us a little uncomfortable.
Continue to pray for the bleed in his brain- the neurologist came in this morning, and he said that it was not a grade IV as we were told yesterday. He said that it had not left the ventricle. We are still waiting on a follow-up US or CT and praying for it to be stable.
They need to place a peripheral IV before they pull the central lines, & they have been unsuccessful their last couple of attempts. Pray that they can get an IV line without too much difficulty next time.
Thank you for your continued prayer and support!
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
An accidental set back, but an unexpected positive
Posted by The Holz Family at 12:47 PM
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Hi Jodi, Ted, Madison and Mackenzie, Brian, Brandon and I are praying daily for all of you and precious little Mitchell. Sorry to hear about the rough spell but am confident God will see him through this. I just hope you are taking good care of yourselves!!! You need your rest. Miss you all so much. Brian sends his love from the desert.
Ted & Jodi, you continue to be in our prayers! We know what you are going through is so very difficult! While we have a pretty good idea of how you are feeling, there is no way for us to be able to completely empathize with you! Thankfully, though, God does know exactly how you feel. There will again be a time where Mitchell's heart won't be the center of your lives as it is now! God is good, and we can have comfort knowing that you all are in the palm of His hand! Throughout this storm, keep your focus upward instead of outward, and the storm will not appear nearly as bleak! We love and miss you guys! let us know if you need anything...
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