Yesterday Charis had the right chest/lung tube taken out. There was one drain tube in the left side and it got taken out. She just has the left lung tube to go.
Today they took the wound vac back out and let the plastic surgeon come in to see what they could do with the wound. They did surgery this morning and it looked a lot better than they thought. They snipped off some dead skin. They took out more bone fragments from the hip area. They didn't know whether to close it today or not and decided not to close it and they put the wound vac back on. It's looking really good in there. The plastic surgeon will keep checking the wound and close it up with skin when it's ready.
Yesterday she developed a rash. They will do the process of elimination again. They think it is antibiotics or heat.
She's been running a fever. They gave her some Tylenol for it. The major things wrong with her don't have infection. She might be running a fever from the antibiotics. They're doing a tube down in to her left lung--it's hard to tell if there's fluid in the lung because it was so traumatized. With the tube they grab the mucousy stuff and bring it up. Out from the lung is coming clear fluid right now. The left lung was just really damaged and it will take a while to heal. They'll keep doing the tube to get the mucousy crap out.
Yesterday they put the feeding tube back in. They keep increasing the nutrition she's getting. The fluid makes her stomach just a little nauseated, but not as bad as food does.
She's been drinking Sprite today.
Cass started back to work today. Cathy (Chad's mom) came today, and Ben (her boyfriend) may come tomorrow.
If Charis keeps up the good work, maybe they can start to have her sit up in bed and dangle her feet off the bed. Maybe she can start drinking the power drinks again. Maybe she can do a little bit more moving.
They said she'll be in there at least probably a month more. It's been three weeks today.
"Charis has been doing good. She's got a good attitude. She's a strong girl, this one," Cass says. They keep calling her "The Miracle". The doctors have learned a lot from her. It's an amazing, unbelievable case, and she's doing so well. It's prayers and fasting, and that she's meant to be here and has a purpose on this earth.
Chad has a cold so he can't come to see her right now. He can come in a few days with a mask.
She's still in intermediate care, room 261.
That's it.
Love,
Suz
P.S. Please see if your mid-week mornings are clear to go in to sit with her. THANK YOU! (I sure wish I were closer!)
1 comment:
I am so glad that Charis is getting better. Charis is a been given a miracle! I have a bad cold or I would have visited charis. You are loved by so many of us.Charis and family, so many prayers are being offered for you daily. I hope that Charis will soon be back to normal. Thank you for this wonderful blog. I check everyday to see how things are going. Thanks Suz!
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