This week is not over yet
Hi. Matt's dad, Nigel, here - writing this update on their behalf.
Matt and Nix are still at the hospital with Abby, which is where they have both been since yesterday (Thursday) evening. After the encouraging signs of improvement up to yesterday, Matt phoned last evening to tell Nix of his worries over the worsening signs of a further setback. Nix left home as soon as possible to be with Matt, and Abby, at the hospital.
Our updates during the rest of last evening and this morning were taken from text messages Matt sent us. These are as follows;
Yesterday evening 8:28 PM: "Doctors baffled by Abby's panicky breathing and very high heart rate this evening. Slightly better now but (this is because) she has been sedated. This week is not over yet."
Yesterday evening 10:09 PM: "Abby (is now) more settled (but) only because of sedation. Just not sure why she is panicking and working so hard."
This morning 8:38 AM: "Abby had OK night but ventilation increased after worrying panicky episode of high heart rate and respiration last night. She is working hard for air. Doctors (are) baffled."
This morning 11:25 AM: "Abby not good. X-rays show bad damage to her lungs and pneumo-thorax (air outside but surrounding the lungs which makes breathing more difficult) which may require an emergency drain to be inserted. The prognosis is not good."
Soon after this last message Matt phoned to ask us (Ronnie, my wife, aka Nana) and I to collect Rebekah and Joshua out of school early and take them up to the hospital to see Abby again. They, and we, were able to spend some time with her before we brought them home again.
The situation remains very serious. The consultants have told Matt and Nix that they have not yet run out of options, but the number of remaining options is getting very small. She is back on the ventilator with the machine in control, whereas just before yesterday Abby was initiating breaths and the machine was helping her. It is strongly desirable that a patient should be off a ventilator by the sixth day - this is Abby's tenth day. When her ventilator line is temporarily disconnected to suction clear her airways it is taking her much longer today to recover her oxygen blood saturation levels.
Abby may also have another infection, but it will take 48 hours to culture it and see what exactly it may be. However, Abby has already received doses of the three strongest antibiotics available (the big guns) so if the infection proves to be resistant to these, the options again are limited. A further X-ray planned for this evening will show whether the pneumo-thorax and emphysema are progressing or stable.
Your continued love, support, encouragement and prayers are so valuable to us all. Thank you, because this week is not yet over.
Matt and Nix are still at the hospital with Abby, which is where they have both been since yesterday (Thursday) evening. After the encouraging signs of improvement up to yesterday, Matt phoned last evening to tell Nix of his worries over the worsening signs of a further setback. Nix left home as soon as possible to be with Matt, and Abby, at the hospital.
Our updates during the rest of last evening and this morning were taken from text messages Matt sent us. These are as follows;
Yesterday evening 8:28 PM: "Doctors baffled by Abby's panicky breathing and very high heart rate this evening. Slightly better now but (this is because) she has been sedated. This week is not over yet."
Yesterday evening 10:09 PM: "Abby (is now) more settled (but) only because of sedation. Just not sure why she is panicking and working so hard."
This morning 8:38 AM: "Abby had OK night but ventilation increased after worrying panicky episode of high heart rate and respiration last night. She is working hard for air. Doctors (are) baffled."
This morning 11:25 AM: "Abby not good. X-rays show bad damage to her lungs and pneumo-thorax (air outside but surrounding the lungs which makes breathing more difficult) which may require an emergency drain to be inserted. The prognosis is not good."
Soon after this last message Matt phoned to ask us (Ronnie, my wife, aka Nana) and I to collect Rebekah and Joshua out of school early and take them up to the hospital to see Abby again. They, and we, were able to spend some time with her before we brought them home again.
The situation remains very serious. The consultants have told Matt and Nix that they have not yet run out of options, but the number of remaining options is getting very small. She is back on the ventilator with the machine in control, whereas just before yesterday Abby was initiating breaths and the machine was helping her. It is strongly desirable that a patient should be off a ventilator by the sixth day - this is Abby's tenth day. When her ventilator line is temporarily disconnected to suction clear her airways it is taking her much longer today to recover her oxygen blood saturation levels.
Abby may also have another infection, but it will take 48 hours to culture it and see what exactly it may be. However, Abby has already received doses of the three strongest antibiotics available (the big guns) so if the infection proves to be resistant to these, the options again are limited. A further X-ray planned for this evening will show whether the pneumo-thorax and emphysema are progressing or stable.
Your continued love, support, encouragement and prayers are so valuable to us all. Thank you, because this week is not yet over.
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