Update: 6/8/06 (#2)
Just wanted to give a quick update from what has happened since the last update this morning. Some of it good, some of it not so good. For starters, Josh is continuing to hang in there. So keep praying.
Good news: They felt that the pressures in his head were acceptable over the last two days so they decided to take the drain out of his head. He tolerated that fine and has appeared to be okay since. I have spent most of the afternoon in his room and he looked pretty comfortable. His nurse even shaved him today and I will have to say he looks so much better. I just tell him all the time to wake up and argue with me. So far, he's winning!
Bad news: They had to put a chest tube on the right side earlier today. Now he has one on both sides. They did this because he had air leaking into the tissues just under his skin. They believe this happened because of the amount of pressure they needed to push air into the left lung was more than the right lung needed and it caused one of the air sacs to open therefore leaking air into the surronding tissues. Don't worry, it should heal on its own but it will take time. Also, Josh is beginning to have a little pneumonia in his lungs. They have started him on 2 heavy duty antibiotics and hopefully these will kick in before it spreads too much. They have to suction him more often and he hates that. Don't worry, I am taking names so he can get them back later! They were able to decrease some of the settings on his ventilator and as his lungs heal they will be able to decrease them further. I did not realize exactly how bad his lung was damaged, which means it is going to take a little longer to heal, but it WILL heal.
Billy and Linda Aulds and the girls came by for a visit today, and I will have to say that it was definitely an encouragement to see him. Mrs.Aulds was very encourageing to me as well, seeing as she has been through all of this fairly recently. It is awesome to see how God has healed him. Josh has a long road ahead of him, but he too can recover.
Thanks for all of your love and concern. Keep praying.
Good news: They felt that the pressures in his head were acceptable over the last two days so they decided to take the drain out of his head. He tolerated that fine and has appeared to be okay since. I have spent most of the afternoon in his room and he looked pretty comfortable. His nurse even shaved him today and I will have to say he looks so much better. I just tell him all the time to wake up and argue with me. So far, he's winning!
Bad news: They had to put a chest tube on the right side earlier today. Now he has one on both sides. They did this because he had air leaking into the tissues just under his skin. They believe this happened because of the amount of pressure they needed to push air into the left lung was more than the right lung needed and it caused one of the air sacs to open therefore leaking air into the surronding tissues. Don't worry, it should heal on its own but it will take time. Also, Josh is beginning to have a little pneumonia in his lungs. They have started him on 2 heavy duty antibiotics and hopefully these will kick in before it spreads too much. They have to suction him more often and he hates that. Don't worry, I am taking names so he can get them back later! They were able to decrease some of the settings on his ventilator and as his lungs heal they will be able to decrease them further. I did not realize exactly how bad his lung was damaged, which means it is going to take a little longer to heal, but it WILL heal.
Billy and Linda Aulds and the girls came by for a visit today, and I will have to say that it was definitely an encouragement to see him. Mrs.Aulds was very encourageing to me as well, seeing as she has been through all of this fairly recently. It is awesome to see how God has healed him. Josh has a long road ahead of him, but he too can recover.
Thanks for all of your love and concern. Keep praying.
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