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Posted (Tina) in All Posts on August-15-2008

Ella seemed more fussy today.

When we woke up, her numbers looked good on 1 liter of oxygen, which is what she slept with overnight. But within 1-2 hours of her being awake and trying to breathe, her heart rate increased and saturation decreased. Sure enough, I increased her to 2 liters and she has been stable, no different than the past 2 days.

She has been more fussy – I can tell because it is hard to get a smile when she doesn’t feel great. Also, she seems to have a lot of secretions that she is trying to manage. The secretions started a few days ago and seem to be getting worse. This does not make a lot of sense considering that her labs on Tuesday showed that she is very dry and does not have any pulmonary edema. But wherever the secretions are coming from, they are making her retch again, hard. That can’t feel good, so I’m not surprised that she is fussy.

It has been hard to get her to take naps today. She just seems extra fussy and uncomfortable. That is not a good sign, so I’m hoping that things do not worsen over the weekend, when less doctors are around.

Still looking forward to Dr. Kays returning on Monday to see if we can get an answer from him. I know he is going to be slammed when he returns, but I’m still hoping we will hear from him on Monday or Tuesday of next week.

We will be meeting our new PT on Monday morning. Although Ella will not be up for much work, I figured that she could come to meet Ella and take down her history. It’s always time consuming to start services with a new therapist, so I figured that I would get the ball rolling now. Our new OT called us too and has the first evaluation scheduled for Thurs, Aug 28th. So slowly but surely, those services from the Early Intervention Program will be in place. If you remember, we were only approved for services 1x per week for OT and 1x per week of PT. So we are still trying to also get OT and PT assigned through our insurance benefits too. Although it is not ideal to have multiple therapists, the more therapy, the better. We have so much catching up to do!

Please pray that Ella will improve over the weekend, and if nothing else, that we can continue to keep her comfortable until our pulmonology appointment next week.

Psalm 55:22
Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.

UPDATE 8:45pm MST: Ella finally took a really long nap, like 3 hours long. She woke up with a smile. Praise God! Oh, and any thoughts on my fortune?



Joel Snyder on August 15th, 2008 at 9:53 pm #

Ella, Great to hear that you took a nice nap and got some good rest. I am praying that you will improve this weekend and some answers will come at the beginning of the week. As for your Mom’s fortune I think that she could and has done alot in the care she has shown with you. There is something about Mom’s instincts that hsve a wonderful healing effect. Have a good weekend with Dad and Mom. Love,Grandpa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jennifer on August 16th, 2008 at 5:51 am #

Oh Tina I just hate to hear all difficulties y’all are having right now! I’ll be thinking about you and praying for answers and relief.
That smile can sure lift a heart though, what a gift she is!

You’ve been thinking about going back to work, right? I think that fortune is your answer 😉

Fran on August 16th, 2008 at 6:38 am #

Praying that you will hear from Dr. Kays soon and that he will have some answers for you.
As for that fortune….not a surprise. The way you care for your sweet daughter and have an instinct for what she needs it would not surprise me one bit!

jennifer on August 16th, 2008 at 9:22 am #

Beautiful baby Ella…we love you and pray a special prayer for you daily. GOD is merciful! …please provide divine guidance for those loving and caring for you.

Williamsburg on August 16th, 2008 at 6:13 pm #

Only that the fortune-tellers are a little behind the times; the rest of us have known that for ages.
Keeping the three of you in our prayers for answers, rest, relief, endurance and everything else that He has available for us – praise Him that his mercies are new every single morning of our lives. Sleep well, precious CinderElla. XOXOXO

Schultz Family on August 17th, 2008 at 8:16 pm #

OH, that “fortune” is hilarious! If anyone could do it, it’s you guys! Glad to hear that her nap helped. Don’t they always?! :0)
Tracy

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