Everyday is now looking a little bit better than the day before. In this past week the doctors removed both the chest tubes and the feeding tube as well. So now she has no tubes except the trach and the IV line for antibiotics. The plan is to ‘cap’ the trach maybe next week and let… Read More Pushing herself a little more everyday
Rachana went through a surgical Tracheostomy procedure this afternoon. She came back in a couple of hours and was off the sedatives in less than an hour. She was in some pain and was given a few shots to manage that. Once the pain was under control she was so much better than when the tubes… Read More ICU Day 27 – Tracheostomy
Rachana was relaxed most of the day as she was on sedatives. She did wake up a few times but was calm and seemed to be less confused and able to visually communicate. The cough from last night has reduced quite a bit. Overall a good stable day but her ventilator settings have gone up to 60%… Read More ICU Day 22 – Tracheostomy & Fever
Rachana's recovery from Leukemia 