Thursday, October 14, 2010

Texts from Christine (Ashtyn's mother & my sister)

- 9/21 @ 0903: She desarurated to 80 a few minutes ago.  Hemoglobin 6.5.  They are giving her 2 units of blood.  She has mucus & blood in her airways

-9/21 @ 2103: Saturation @ 93

-9/22 @ 2329: To my family... Ashie is stable tonight.  please get some sleep everyone.

-9/23 @ 1327: To my family.  Ash is stable today.  Oxygen @ 90%, Peep 15, Pressure in the 400s.  would like pressure in the 500s, volume 28.  

(Note I don't know what half that means)

-9/23 @ 1350: We need her lungs to be in the 500s.  They have to be plyable & soft

-9/24 @ 1500: Bump in the road again.  Upper left lung collapsed, Saturation @ 92%

-9/24 @ 1543: Taking to her interventional radiology for her chest tube to be closer to her heart.

-9/24 @ 1749: She's out og radiology.  Haven't been allowed to see her yet.  They said she's okay.

-9/26 @ 1301: Tomorrow they are going to do surgery to put a J & K tube into her stomach for feeding her.

-9/27 @ 1024:  Can't do surgery.  Right lung collasped

-9/27 @ 1131: She is stable

-9/27 @ 1249: WBC count went down to 30000mm3

-9/28 @ 1010: She's having another chest tube put in

-9/28 @ 1429: Taking her to interventional radiology now.

-9/29 @ 1503: She's doing okay.  She's in a lot of pain with her 4 chest tubes.

-9/29 @ 1543: Ear, Nose, & Throat doctors said she looks better than last week

-9/29 @ 1557: Took the drain out of her back

-9/30 @ 1017: Ash had a good night

-10/1 @1503: She has to get a stitch or two in her back where the drain was.  She's leaking spinal fluid.

-10/4 @ 1448: Praise  God, The blood clot in her right arm is gone!

-10/5 @ 1647: They have to put a camera down her breathing tube and make sure nothing is in her lungs.

(Nothing was, she was just having troubles)

-10/5 @ 1654: She didn't look as good this morning

-10/5 @ 1657: They thought there was blood in her lungs

(There isn't)

-10/6 @ 1208: I'm smiling.  Thank you God.  He rWBC is 15000mm3

-10/7 @ 1418: WBC @ 11000mm3. WooHoo! she's on assist control on the vent since 9am.

-10/7 @ 1430: Very excited.  I'm thanking God in advance for her healing.

-10/8 @ 1359: Ashtyn's WBC is 9000mm3!

-10/11 @ 2104:  Came home to get a shower.  Going back to the hospital  and spending the night.

(The Nurses moved Ashtyn to clean her up.  Every time they move her she desaturates but, only a little bit and for a little while.  This time, she didn't respond so well.  The doctors told Christine that Ashtyn's Satuation dropped to the 70s.  In reality, it was in the 50s.  When in the 50s, she could suffer brain damage.  Not saying that she did, but it is possible.  The Doctors asked Christine & Don to stay the night, because they didn't know if Ashtyn was going to make it to morning)

-10/11 @ 2105: I'm having a hard time dealing with this.  Please forgive me.  Please pray for lungs to heal.  I'm begging you.

-10/11 @ 2334: HR 132, Saturation 99%, BP 103/57

-10/12 @1240: HR 122, Sat 100%, BP 104/55.  It's her 20th birthday today.  We are having a tough day.

-10/13 @ 1408: Sat 100%, HR 115, BP 112/57

(Some time around 1900 The main Pulmonary Doctor came into Ashtyn's room to talk to Chris & Don.  This Doctor, I don't know his name, told them to say what they want to say to Ashtyn.  He was on 24 hours left on his rotation, and he won't be back until the end of October and he doesn't know if she'll make it until then.  He also said that he has had 80 different patients in the same condition and one, who was much older than Ashtyn, spent 8 months on a ventilator, survived, and is doing fine.  He didn't say that she was to far gone, just maybe we should make peace)

-10/13 @ 2016: Going to sleep in Ashtyn's bed now.  I'm begging God to Save my baby.

-10/13 @ 2026: Overwhelmed with grief

-10/14 @ 1538: Physical Therapist just showed me how to do Physical Therapy with her.




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