Five full weeks and we are still in ICU and still on the ventilator. The good news is that all organs except the lungs are fully functioning - YAHOO. I look back at how far we have come and feel truly blessed.
Now if we can just get those lungs to line up... Kristi continues to suffer from a condition called AARS combined with pulmonary hypertension which is causing her lungs to hemorrhage . The pulmonary hypertension was caused by the ARDS too (such a vicious circle) She started taking a turn for the worse yesterday. She is now heavily sedated which has brought her blood pressure down and we are trying some new drugs to help control the bleeding - mostly higher dosages of steroids. They are also giving her platelets and a few units of blood. (ARDS means Acute Respitory Distress Syndrom)
It is 9:30 PM and she is stable, resting comfortably and her labs look surprisingly good. Her blood pressure and oxygen saturation are all much better. We will evaluate again tomorrow but for now she is getting some much needed rest. All of her doctors and nurses are very optimistic because of how quickly Kristi has reacted to the new treatments.
I beleive that she will be much better within 48 hours. Thanks for the prayers - we still need them!!! Lots of love - from all of my family!!!!!
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