He got his trach and feeding tube on Wednesday,and they started weaning him from the fentanyl and Versed almost immediately. As of 11:30PM Thursday night, he was off the IV drugs. He's tolerated it very well, and tomorrow they'll begin to work him off of the ventilator. The process could take several days, longer if he reacts badly, but since his lungs were in decent shape before putting in the trach tube, I expect he'll regain ground quickly, and really start to show progress. When he's close to getting off the vent, they'll start to eliminate the new sedatives,oxycodone and Adavan and then he'll be waking up for real.
I'm trying to stay patient, but I'm really ready to get my son back.
Luke is Improving
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Posted by mariann on 06/25 at 09:44 AM
It's a slow process and don't be discouraged if the waking up is sporatic at first. Those first meaningful gestures, the peace sign was ours... will give you such relief. You let us know when that happens.
Posted by Karen on 06/25 at 07:10 PM
just a random stranger saying hello, and sending prayers your way.
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