Good news!! Yesterday they finally got to taking him off of the oxygen. His oxygen has been 98-100 without the extra oxygen. They also got around to taking two of his three chest tubes out. They stopped feeding him in the middle of the night so that they could take the tubes out around 9am. They finally got to it around noon. He is one happy little man right now. He was able to sleep on his side. He doesn't seem to mind the pigtail chest tube as much. In fact he slept on it yesterday and last night.
Now comes the frustrating part. He had a very bad nurse last night. It took her over a hour to get around to anything. So all of his medications were at least a hour late. Of course that is too long and Gabriel was crying in pain by the time she got around to anything. He has also been throwing up about 10ml of each feeding. He had some blood or something one time the nurse really wouldn't even look. The doctor this morning was pretty worried and upset that the night nurse hadn't recorded it in his chart. Every time he dry heaves or throws up it hurts him so he cries during the episodes a lot. He is normally such a happy boy that it is hard to see him cry. The day crew are jumping into action and taking care of the things the night nurse was to do. Gabriel has a chemical burn under his neck. The night nurse said she put his cream on it but it does not appear like she did to the day nurse. I will be requesting that she is not Gabriel's nurse again tonight. There is no reason he should be in so much pain!
Gabriel is doing really good. If he wasnt having the drainage from the nicked vein he would most likely be leaving the hospital tonight. But he is here working on getting better which is fine. I would rather we stay until he is well than have to bring him back to a hospital. The three hour drive back here with a sick little one would be VERY hard, Devos is okay but not the ones who have been taking care of him through this. They are still a hour away. There are no other hospitals that have the accomidations to take care of him around us.
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Sometime I think nurses forget why they are there and ignore to much.
ReplyDeleteGabe and all of you are in my prayers and thoughts. Looking forward to holding him for myself in the very near future.
Take care and rest easy.
Keep the Faith,
Kathie H
Erin and Gabe,
ReplyDeleteDo not EVER hesitate to request someone NOT take care of Gabriel. If you continue to have problems in Moderate Care, ask for the Department Manager and be very specific about which nurse is not taking proper care of your little guy. Allie was older but I complained to them. You are his advocate and his only voice to be heard! Do not get me wrong, we have been t here so much and LOVE U of M but there are situations that sometimes are less than desirable. Especially, when you are tired and Gabriel is in pain. You just want what is best for him and we all applaud you! The girls and I have been following this blog to see how things are going. If there is anything that we can do for you, please let your Mom know and we will try our best to help you out. You are all in our prayers and we know the Gabriel will be improving daily and make it home before you know it.
Kelly Ballor