Los went back on the ventilator last night, after a strong 24+ hrs. on it the day prior. CPAP will be going back on later this morning. Report from night nurse was that Los had an OK night. Two larger storming episodes that they had to help him work through.
Dex (sedation med) is on at 0.4 as of this morning.
Pretty similar to yesterday — with prayer-focus and main goals of the nurses and doctors remaining the same…. To hone in on and focus all treatment on getting Los over and past this “storming” hurdle.
Regarding jaw healing and outlook. All looking good there, and ~3 more weeks till they can remove the wiring.
Los if off Reglan meds as of this morning (digestion meds…. Which a known side effect is neuro-storming). We are hopeful and praying that it could help alleviate some of Los’s storming response. 🙏
Fever management from the storming is a main focus — to ensure as much rest and brain healing as possible. (High fevers can disrupt healing and cause further damage to the brain)
The other main focus is on keeping a quiet room / no touching or stimulation / keep room dark / etc. to encourage as much rest and brain healing without storming as possible…. (stimulation is currently one of the things triggering Los’s storming). If visiting, please keep noise and talking to a very low volume. 👍
Let’s keep the prayer power flowing!! 🙏🙏
