Today would be classified as a good day. We received news that Briana does not have pneumonia and they believe that it was an upper lobe of her lung that collapsed. However, it seems from the chest x-ray that the ventilator has fixed this problem. Also, her cultures, to see if she has any infections, have mainly come back negative. They let the cultures grow for 24 hours, 48 hours, and 72 hours. So, we’ve made it past the 24 hour mark and are hoping the rest of the tests show no growth as well. She only has had one culture come back positive with some bacteria from her respiratory tube but the doctors are going to continue to let it grow so that they know the proper antibiotics to give Briana. To be safe they started her on another antibiotic to cover all the bases until they can figure out what is really going on. Briana’s blood gas levels are coming back normal so the doctors are starting the process of weaning her off the ventilator again.
Briana had a doctor from infectious disease came to look at her today so that she could help diagnosis her infection. She listened to Briana’s heart, lungs, and stomach and said that they all sounded great. She also commented on Briana’s coloring, also great. She told me that she wasn’t quite sure what she had because she was doing better compared to the day before. She also said that this could be from the antibiotics that they were in the process of giving Briana. Paul and I are hoping that they’ll be able to figure this all out soon so that we can get her moving on the right path.
Also, Briana was less fussy today. She had a couple of upset fits, which is very common she hates having the tube in her mouth. However, she is beginning to suckle on it every now and then which is so cute! Bri was continually looking at me throughout our visit, I loved it! Briana gave us the biggest smile I’ve seen thus far; it was a beautiful toothless grin. She really cracks me up. Hopefully tomorrow will be another good day because she really needs a couple good days in a row.
Briana had a doctor from infectious disease came to look at her today so that she could help diagnosis her infection. She listened to Briana’s heart, lungs, and stomach and said that they all sounded great. She also commented on Briana’s coloring, also great. She told me that she wasn’t quite sure what she had because she was doing better compared to the day before. She also said that this could be from the antibiotics that they were in the process of giving Briana. Paul and I are hoping that they’ll be able to figure this all out soon so that we can get her moving on the right path.
Also, Briana was less fussy today. She had a couple of upset fits, which is very common she hates having the tube in her mouth. However, she is beginning to suckle on it every now and then which is so cute! Bri was continually looking at me throughout our visit, I loved it! Briana gave us the biggest smile I’ve seen thus far; it was a beautiful toothless grin. She really cracks me up. Hopefully tomorrow will be another good day because she really needs a couple good days in a row.
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