Luke had a good day yesterday. He seemed to be feeling much better, did not want to nap much, and played with his toys for part of the afternoon. His breathing treatments are down to every six hours now, and before bed his oxygen was weaned from 6 liters down to 5.
He is still getting a slow, continuous feed through his tube - his oxygen needs to be down to 2 liters before he can begin trying bottle feeding.
Luke does not like 3am. The first night after he was admitted (Wednesday night/Thursday morning), he was working so hard to breathe and really looked bad. The respiratory therapist called the ICU doctor and resident on call to look at him and Luke was one step away from moving to intensive care and getting a breathing tube.
Luke finished a breathing treatment about an hour ago, but now is oxygen level is down to 92-94%. Normal is close to 100% and right now his orders are to be 94 or above. His oxygen has been increased from 5 liters to 6, but it has been an hour and his numbers are not getting any better.
We really need your prayers now. It's been exhausting and stressful enough already, and any setbacks just further delay bottle feeding and decrease his chances of being home in the next couple of days.
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