Today's events

Morning rounds are now over and Ashley is scheduled for an upper GI series at 1:00 today. I will be able to go with her and someone will discuss the results and a plan of action with me late this afternoon. They assured me that she would not go to the operating room today. This morning the x-ray revealed that her breathing tube is in to deep and this has been causing a lot of the problems she has been having while on the vent the last couple of days. They re-positioned it once and took another x-ray, but the result showed that it was still in the wrong place. So they are now trying again. If they leave it where it is there is a possibility of long term damage to her lungs so it is necessary to get in the right place. This is very stressful to watch because I have been warned that if this tube is pulled out there is no way to put it back. I have been a wreck this morning. I am praying that she will be o.k. and that they will get it placed correctly this time. Ashley is very swollen in her face this morning and she has developed some sort of rash over her forehead and it is spreading back onto her head. They have not started anything new this morning so we are not sure what is causing the rash. She has no fever and no positive cultures for infection. These are both huge blessings. Her blood gases are good today so they have begun to wean her oxygen back slowly. I will post to let everyone know how she does during the GI series this afternoon. I am praying for a smooth process and no more trauma to Ash. Thank you all for checking on my girl this morning. I appreciate your continued prayers and words of encouragement. Have a blessed day. Trish