1.23.22 Trach Floor 88

Around here the staff are very superstitious, particularly about commenting on how quiet or peaceful things are on the floor or how well things are going. We aren’t superstitious, but I may have spoke a little soon yesterday when I said things were quiet. They WERE quiet during the day. As soon as the evening rolled around… well we were up all through the night. Aimee started a rash on her palms and feet. Her feet swelled up more, even her eyelids were swollen. She became hypothermic. We had to do blood draws and so many temperature checks. She had to use a warming blanket. We needed repeat blood draws. We had to do a sterile catheter for a urine sample. We talked to residents so many times. 

Phew. After a very long, sleepless night, things settled down. Her temperature stabilized. Bloodwork was reassuring. Her rash went away. Her swelling decreased. She has been fairly comfortable and smiling sweetly today. She still has a pretty violent cough, which has caused some bleeding around her trach site. AND this evening, her temperature dropped again. The team wants to continue her major course of antibiotics for a couple more days. Praying that nothing comes between her and the central line placement on Thursday.