Day 14: Back on Track

We are happy to report that Vivienne is back on the conventional ventilator and is doing well. As I mentioned in the previous post, her unplanned extubation last night resulted in her needing the oscillator vent. Thankfully, she rebounded quickly and was back on the conventional vent by 10:30 this morning. Viv looked very comfortable all day and her vitals looked great. Mom and dad are hoping that she continues to have a restful and uneventful night. No more surprises!

A few other notes from today include a significant drop in her Dopamine dosage (down to 7, which is a reduction by half since yesterday morning). The doctors are very pleased with this development and hope to wean that to 2 or 3 before surgery. Speaking of surgery, we were told to expect to be on the schedule sometime in the next 3 to 7 days. Obviously this can change but Vivienne is really taking big steps forward, so we're confident that surgery is coming soon.

Other items of note: I had the pleasure of changing a dirty diaper today (no sarcasm; I really do enjoy it). Dave and I also got to assist with a bedding change. This was fun because we got to lift Viv up while the nurse swapped out the blankets.

Hopefully there are no surprises tonight, and Viv can continue to take steps in the right direction.