Timmy has enjoyed the last 3 weeks in the PICU. At Golisano, the PICU and the PCCC are neighbors, and Timmy's room was in the PICU, but right at the end of the PICU nearest to the PCCC. He is now moved deep into the PCCC (Pediatric Cardiac Care Center) where, as yesterday's cardiologist said, he belongs.
As feed have been started back up, they are working to get medications monitored. Overnight, his heart rate dropped too low on two occasions, so they have taken him off one of the sedatives, and he seems to be doing better in that regard. The next step (aside from tweaking his inputs), is to resume the full complement of diuretics he was on. They paused some of them because the ventilator procedure stressed his kidneys and they wanted to give his kidneys a break. The doctors should be on rounds soon, and we are hoping for a boring day of reviewing numbers. The big hope for this week is to see an increase in his weight. We really wouldn't mind seeing nice 20-40 gram chunks being added daily to his weight.
The kids aren't going up today as I drove on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday this last week, and am taking the day off. The kids will get to go up tomorrow, so they are not going to go the week without seeing their mother.
Thanks again for praying, we appreciate you all.
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