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.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Luke is Improving
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