Elizabeth started the day with a trial on pressure support and then did 3 hours on trach collar (humified oxygen thorugh trach) with NO ventilator support! She did ok for the first two hours, but was working pretty hard so they put her back on the ventilator to let her rest. The hope is that each day she get stronger and be able to breath on her own longer.
Due to all the fluid that was taken off of her, she is now a little dehydrated. So they are adjusting some of her fluids to try and get her back on track without giving her too much extra fluid. The chest tubes were not removed today, she was still draining too much fluid. So hopefully tomorrow. Her feedings were increased today and her sedation was decreased. So still making progress.
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