One Long Day

Today has been full of ups and downs for mama. They took her off the ventilator earlier this morning and put her on an oxygen mask which she did pretty well with when she was awake. Her breaths per minute are in the normal range and her oxygen levels have stayed where they should. They have taken her off the pain medication drip because it slows down her breathing so they've set her up on a pump so she can click the button when she feels pain, however she can't click the button yet. She wakes up every few minutes telling us that she's in pain and asks for help pressing the button. They've also taken out the tube in her nose that went to her stomach and the line in her leg that was giving them some of her vital readings but they've switched those readings to cuffs and things that are less invasive. Because she has been in more pain today her hear rate has increased so they gave her some anxiety medication which has made her sleep but the problem with that is she's not awake to tell us when she's in pain. I'm afraid she's going to wake up in more pain than she can handle and it's going to be a lot more difficult to get it back under control. Did they jump the gun when they took her off the ventilator? It's possible. I hope this doesn't set her back... They're going to put her on a C pap machine tonight to help give her a little assistance while sleeping. Stay strong mama!!
Thank you all for your continued prayers and thoughts, please keep them coming. This is such a tough road!
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