by Dianne | Mar 14, 2012
Tyler’s still with us. It’s really hard to summarize his condition right now. Again, his lungs looked much worse on xray today than even yesterday. Clearly they are going in the wrong direction. The bronchoscopy has not given his medical team any...
by Dianne | Mar 13, 2012
Tyler’s day was really pretty good considering the doctors’ predictions yesterday. Although his lungs continued to look their worst yet on xray, his blood gases were good enough that they weaned him twice on the oscillator. Also, there were times...
by Dianne | Mar 13, 2012
Tyler’s right lung looked much worse on xray today, his blood pressures have been running low, and his stomach continues to bleed. However, his blood gases have been better and they were even able to make some weans on the oscillator. He presents a confusing...
by Dianne | Mar 12, 2012
Today the docs finally gave in and let Ty have the bronchoscopy we’d been asking for since Friday. They thought he was too unstable, but we didn’t want any stone left unturned since they were telling us he is dying anyway. Tyler shocked their socks off by...
by Dianne | Mar 12, 2012
Ty is a little worse today. His O2 support is up to 85% on the vent, and his CO2 got worse, requiring a higher vent setting as well. His blood pressure is dropping lower, despite the support of norepinephrine. We know the doctors believe his body is choosing a course...
