Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Lungs Are Getting Better
Lydia had a good day today. Her lungs are getting better. The x-ray they took this morning shows that there is a lot less water in her lungs. That is their main goal through tomorrow is to try to reduce the amount of fluids in her body. They are now using the tube in her nose to her intestines to give her as many medicines that they can instead of through an IV. This will help shed water because it makes her bowels work. Any interior movements will help her body push the fluids to where it is supposed to go. She also had two stools last night. That is the first since the transplant. She is slowly getting better. The next few days they will just be waiting for her lungs to finish drying out and her liver to shrink. Then they will look at closing her up again. We are patiently waiting for her to heal.
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chillin' and grubbin'
Spenc and Lydia enjoying some brocolli (at least the taste of it for Lydia since she just sucks out the flavor and spits it out)
This is such wonderful news, Brian. I feel so happy inside just reading this post.:)
ReplyDeleteThank you for these regular updates. I look forward to reading about Lydia each day. I am so thankful her little lungs are clearing out and the fluid is lessening. What a sweetheart Lydia is...so strong. You all are constantly in our thoughts. I just want to give you a big hug and Janene too.
Great news! It appears that her forward progress is going faster than her setbacks. Lets pray that it continues to be that way. I hope that Janene is continuing to improve as well and she is eating normal meals and getting her own strength back. I hope all of your family is doing well, considering all of the disruptions from normal life. Won't it be great to look back and say "we did it" and now things are almost normal. My feelings are that life is never normal, but almost normal is good.
ReplyDeleteMy prayers and thoughts continue to be with all of you. God bless!!
Dee
Oh that makes me so happy to hear Lydia is doing better. Thank you for sharing her with us she is a sweet heart, and I can't wait to see her running around in clinic.
ReplyDeleteIm so glad to hear your Sweet little girl is doing better! I hope this continues. are prayers are with your cute family.. we love you guys so much....
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Lydia's little body is fighting to get better!! She has a strong spirit, and I bet she can't wait to get home to her loving family.
ReplyDeleteLove you all, and hope things continue to improve - little by little, day by day.
It is so nice to have "the better days." Hope this is one of many. Thanks for keeping us posted. Love and Prayers. :D
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