Day 14 - September 2: Overnight

🌙Overnight Report 

Little bit more agitated, got most of the fentanyl off, but hoping to keep off today, helps with breathing drive, on Precedex now

Trying to keep comfortable, added some other meds: (prn agitation), oxycodone (pain, withdrawal symptoms if fentanyl)

CT scans done (awaiting results)

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Day 8-August 27: Recap/Updates

So many praises in today's updates!! 🙌🏻 🙌🏻🙌🏻❤️🎉 thank you for your continued prayers. God cares and hears our prayers! ❤️ -CT overnight looks stable. Will continue with regular scans to monitor progress/assess for changes. It would show where blood is being reabsorbed & show swelling. -Neuro exams stable.  -Just on fentanyl drip now; off propofol (sedation). Still sedative/cause drowsiness & help with pain but as brain continues to heal should continue to see more wakefulness.  -urinalysis & sputum had shown white blood cells, but the cultures so far showed no growth. Current antibiotic- cefepime working well. If any growth today/tomorrow will adjust the antibiotic to treat the specific bug (if different than what is currently being used to treat). - the Shivering increased after propofol was weaned off. Currently seems comfortable & not shivering. -He's still maintaining a fairly high temp. -Oral Tylenol is now scheduled (& was scheduled overnight) s...
Read more

Day 100- November 27th: Discharged!

Image
Today has been such a blessing! Dad was discharged from Upstate and has returned to "Castleview"!!! 🥳🥳🥳  Dad did well on the drive and made it home before any snow storms! 😀 Thank you for your prayers!!  The JP drain was removed from his head yesterday as the drainage had essentially resolved and met criteria for removal. 🙌 A not so comfortable experience but  made it through! Thankful to have his dad there for support during the removal and got a few extra stitches as part of this process. Repeat CT scan was good!  Yesterday had more opportunities to get out of bed and visit with family. Pain had overall been well managed with Tylenol for 24hrs plus. Today, got clearance to shower and had incision cleaned. Learned how to care for the incision and signs to monitor for infection/complications. Plan for follow up in 2wks with neurosurgery to have stitches removed. Dad reports already feeling an overall improvement in mood and feeling "more normal"!🙌❤  Must s...
Read more

Obituary for Charles “Chas” Lyttle

Image
Charles "Chas" Lyttle, 56 Rodman, NY - Charles "Chas" Edmond Lyttle, 56, moved into his heavenly home on Tuesday, November 28, 2023. With his family nearby, he was quickly ushered into the glorious presence of his Heavenly Father after a massive pulmonary embolism. Charles is survived by his wife of 33 years, Amy K. Lyttle, their children: Heather (Walter "Scotty" IV) MacPherson, Alexandria Bay, NY, and Mikayla (Troy) Darrah, Watertown, NY, grandchildren: Walter "Wally" V & Amelia MacPherson and Adeline & William "Liam" Darrah, and his cherished grandpups: Max (MacPherson) and Oliver (Darrah). His father, Charles A. Lyttle, Watertown, NY, and sisters, Kathryn "Kathy" (Terry) Gibson, Chaumont, NY, Brenda Lyttle, Watertown, NY, and her companion, Bill Devito, and Amy Rapholz, Watertown, NY, and her companion, Mike Coppola. As well as his beloved uncles, aunt, many cousins, nephews, nieces, extended family through his wif...
Read more