by Dianne | Feb 29, 2012
Since his incident this morning, Tyler thankfully is back to all but one of the same settings he had earlier this morning and has restabilized. He is having increased lung secretions, and they expect that all deep suctioning will cause similar incidents, so they will...
by Dianne | Feb 29, 2012
Late yesterday they disconnected Tyler from the CRRT (dialysis) to see how his kidneys would do on their own. Initially, he ended up being 2 liters positive (his kidneys weren’t getting rid of enough fluid on their own). After being given Lasix, he ended up 1...
by Dianne | Feb 28, 2012
Tests have been conducted but are not shedding any light on Tyler’s worsening lung function. They thought perhaps they would have to drain some fluid from his lungs, but an ultrasound revealed no extra fluid. So now they’re left really not knowing why his...
by Dianne | Feb 28, 2012
Tyler has had some very concerning developments with his lungs and is undergoing some further testing. Will post more when we have details, but for now please pray very hard!
by Dianne | Feb 27, 2012
Nothing new to report today. Last night Tyler tolerated a drop on one vent setting, but he just had to get bumped up again. His lungs just need to heal more.
