First I want to thank you all for your kind thoughts and prayers. We can really feel God's presence in that hospital room, and it is because of all the prayers that are being sent our way. God listens.
Dad got the ventilator taken out last night, and had a trach put in. He looks so much better and does not have that panicked look in his eyes. He absolutely hated the vent. They had him sedated off and on, but he would wake up when you talk to him. Every time he would wake up, he would try to get the vent out. He is one tough cookie. Now that the trach is in, he does not try to take it out, and I know he feels much better.
He had a feeding tube put in on Thursday, and the procedure went really well. His body is adjusting to it pretty easily. They think that they are going to sit him up tomorrow which will be nice. He is getting weak from being in that bed so much. He is still able to move his limbs and move his body to change positions in bed, but he is definately weaker.
Mom and dad never discussed if he would want to be put on a trach if it ever got to that point. We wished they would have now. We hope that we made the right decisions for him. The doctors told dad about each procedure before they did them and asked if that is what he wanted and he would shake his head yes, but he has been so out of it. I hope we have done the right thing for him. Dad is a fighter, and my gut tells me that he is not ready to give up yet. Do any of you out there have trachs?
Dana
Dad got the ventilator taken out last night, and had a trach put in. He looks so much better and does not have that panicked look in his eyes. He absolutely hated the vent. They had him sedated off and on, but he would wake up when you talk to him. Every time he would wake up, he would try to get the vent out. He is one tough cookie. Now that the trach is in, he does not try to take it out, and I know he feels much better.
He had a feeding tube put in on Thursday, and the procedure went really well. His body is adjusting to it pretty easily. They think that they are going to sit him up tomorrow which will be nice. He is getting weak from being in that bed so much. He is still able to move his limbs and move his body to change positions in bed, but he is definately weaker.
Mom and dad never discussed if he would want to be put on a trach if it ever got to that point. We wished they would have now. We hope that we made the right decisions for him. The doctors told dad about each procedure before they did them and asked if that is what he wanted and he would shake his head yes, but he has been so out of it. I hope we have done the right thing for him. Dad is a fighter, and my gut tells me that he is not ready to give up yet. Do any of you out there have trachs?
Dana