Guest blogger #2
Visiting with Pulmonary this morning, they were happy with how Aimee was responding to her current vent settings. We are working with respiratory therapy to deal with some of the physical setup of the vent to handle the increased secretions without clogging the exhaust portion. The current vent that she is on is so new that they are still working through some of the bugs.
Today I got some hands-on training for doing the trach care that will need to be done daily. This is part of what we will be trained before we are allowed to go home. It feels good to finally be a part of some of Aimee’s care. We are so used to doing all of it when we’re at home, it feels weird not to do it here.
ENT and wound care came by to check on Aimee. They are both happy with how her stoma and Trach site look. General surgery also stopped by to talk about Aimee’s narrowed/partially blocked bowel. It was the original surgeon who removed the bowel obstruction and also had consulted with 2 of Aimee’s primary GI doctors prior to surgery. Her plan is to round back with them again and discuss what the right plan is for Aimee. A couple of options are either a scope of her small intestine with possible biopsy or an MRI to find out more about the narrowed bowel. It makes me feel so happy to know that the doctors who know Aimee the best are going to be putting their heads together to come up with a game plan.
Today has been a fairly quiet day for Aimee. Thankfully no vomiting. That being said her NG tube has been on suction, which I believe is reducing the pressure and discomfort in her stomach. So although no progress has been made, at least she is comfortable.
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