Today has been another day of decent progress. Eja continues to make steps towards her final goal. Her medical staff has said, “She is not out of the woods yet but is definitely headed there.” Neil, Stacey and I spoke with her nurse this evening before we went home for the night and she had lots of good things to say. One of her doctors was able to ask Eja this afternoon if she was in pain or if she needed more pain medication and she shook her head “No”. That is the first time that she has responded that she didn’t need more medication since she has been sedated.
They inserted a filter into the Vena Cava, the largest vein that carries all the blood back to the heart today. This is to stop the progress of any blood clot that may form and hopefully minimize any complications that could be caused by a clot. They are watching her blood very closely for clots, infection and organ function, all of which are looking great. Right now, she only shows large signs of inflammation, which is expected. They also said that the tests that monitor internal bleeding indicate that all bleeding has stopped and look good. The tubes that help fluid drain from in and around the lungs as well as from the abdominal cavity are also showing constant improvement as far as bleeding and organ function are concerned.
They are giving her the “full steak and eggs” through her feeding tube and her body seems to be responding well to the nutrition that is being given.
Her lungs also continue to improve. They have turned the ventilators down both in oxygen content and pressure in which the oxygen is delivered and her blood oxygen saturations are steadily improving. Just as important as improvement, she has remained steady.
Eja’s right knee is showing quite a bit more swelling than the left which made them worry about a fracture. Today they took an X-ray and it showed no signs of any breaks. They will worry more about the knee as the more critical injuries begin to heal.
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