The nitric oxide was stopped! He has been off of it since 5am, and his oxygen level has been great. They were able to stop the remaining medication that was keeping his blood pressure high enough. He is on two medications to keep his heart beating in a normal rhythm, and he will probably come off one of those medications today. Now that his heart/lung/blood pressure balance is more stable, they have started diuretics on him to help remove some of the fluid overload in his lungs and body. They were able to take 2 liters out of his system. Tomorrow we may be able to see if Dad can breathe completely on his own with no ventilator support.
Dad had a new challenge added to the mix today when we found out that his lung culture came back positive for a couple kinds of bacteria. They placed him on 3 heavy duty antibiotics right away, and they are waiting on the final identification of the bacteria to know how to fight them with the least harmful effects to Dad. We are thankful his white blood count has improved and he has not had any fevers. Hopefully, the bacteria in the lungs gets annihilated quickly with the big gun antibiotics.
Thank you for the prayers! Dad is making strides in his recovery.
Don and I continue to lift Hu to the Throne of Grace as we pray for Sherrill, David, John and James also. Your blog posts are extremely encouraging and uplifting - just like Hu has always been. We are trusting Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we could ask or think according to the power that works in us through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
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