Most of the news is good. She's alert, and in decent spirits, but is beginning to feel some pain. The medication is still controlling her blood pressure, but they had to increase the dosage last night. The doctor is concerned, but not as worried as he was last night. She's off the ventilator, and her biggest complaint is that she's thirsty, and it's hard to drink water when you have to lay flat on your back.
I'll be here till the 9AM visit, them I'm headed to the house for a shower and some sleep, probably not in that order.
Thanks to everyone who prayed for her last night, and I'll let you know how things go.
UPDATE 9AM: The visit was good, although she seems to be getting tired, They had to increase the dosage of the blood pressure medicine again, and her kidneys aren't up to 100% yet, so there's still room for concern.
UPDATE 6:30PM: The roller coaster continues. Her recovery is still slower than her doctor hoped for,and her blood pressure is still causing troubles. She's on Levophed, which from what I read is basically norepinephrine. It acts to raise blood pressure by expanding cardiac arteries while constricting peripheral veins. I'm a little worried because they've kept raising her dosage to maintain her blood pressure. Last night, they had her down to 5cc/hr, and even had her completely off the medicine for a bit, but she's back up to 40cc/hr now, and it's been climbing steadily all day. Her kidneys are struggling a bit more now, going from "adequate" to "marginal", and the oxygen levels in her blood have slipped as well, so she's got an oxygen mask instead of the little nasal thing.
I've gone from "concerned but not scared", to "worried but not scared."
Ok, I am a little scared.
Morning Update
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