Another episode in the morning, giving way to a long, stable day. He's on minimal ventilator settings and pretty low oxygen. They're continuing to increase his feedings....I believe they're up to 8cc per hour at this point. They've also had to increase his dosage of sedative and paralytic during the last week or so, as he's started to stir a few times and began breathing over the ventilator. They're not anywhere near maximum dosages, but we hope they'll be able to stay steady until they have the opportunity to wean his medications. All the doctors meet on Tuesdays to discuss the various patients, and I'm guessing Andrew will be a big topic of conversation this week. Perhaps we'll know more tomorrow or the day after.
Since I don't have a whole lot of current information to discuss, does anyone have questions? Confused by anything? Forgotten a medical term? Need something explained in a different manner? Let me know in a comment, and I'll post all the answers over the next few days. It's okay to be curious about insignificant stuff....nothing is off limits.
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