ICU Day Two

Last night (Friday) Sheila's blood pressure continued to drop.  It got so dangerously low that the doctors started medications to get it back up. Also, her blood was not clotting so they had to give her frozen plasma and Vitamin K to bring her blood levels to an acceptable level.

Her overall urinary output is not where they want it to be, so they gave her steroids to help get her kidneys working more efficiently.

We spent a good portion of the day with her, unfortunately she was so delirious, tired, and worn out that she spent most of the time trying to sleep. Unfortunately, the intermittent pain is so frequent, and seems to be sharp, that she doesn't seem to be resting comfortably. Luckily, for the other patients and staff, her CPAP muffles a lot of her screaming and she also gets the proper oxygen levels she needs.

We thank all of our close friends that came to see her today, she really does enjoy your visits and sharing those times together.


(Now you know why I let Holly write the blog postings.  She is a very natural writer with a special gift for words that did not come through her father.)