This is likely to be a 2 update day. There is a lot going on today. Kirk's ICPs have been stable with one exception. He had a high spike when his breathing tube had to be moved. He briefly de-saturated at the same time so the annoyance of the tube moving, the position of his body and the de-saturation all worked against him but he did recover quickly.
They also got the ultrasound of his neck this morning but I do not know the results of that. The wound care specialist visited him this morning also. He is going to be moved to a higher tech bed to try to keep his bed sore from getting worse. He does seem to tolerate being on his side more so being able to move him will help.
Kirk is down to 0.25 mg/Kg/hr of pentobarbital which is a nice low dose. He is also warmed up to near normal and is shivering so he is being treated according to a shiver protocol to reduce that. Since he is of the low dose of pentobarbital his blood pressure has come up so he is now getting blood pressure medicine as well.
Our ultimate goal in addition to getting him off of the pentobarbital is to get good stable and low ICPs for 24 hours so that we can get the ICP monitor out and try to break up that clot. It is such a fine line we are walking around the ICP and the drugs as well as taking care of his physical needs.
Sidney and I are I think close to on our new cruise control setting. She has been helpful most of the time in picking up some of the things she can do. We have a morning and evening system and a plan for the week on activities and meals. Stormy, the new dog is settling in more also and we are learning her signals and needs as well. My parents left today to go over to New Orleans. They may pass back through on their way back to Colorado but we will see.
Sidney spent all day yesterday with friends from Houston. They took her to the zoo and hung out with her for the afternoon. I visited Kirk for a while and then got the groceries and gas. So we should be set for the week.
I will put at least a short update up later since so much is going on today. Thank you for your continued prayers and support. You are buoying Sidney and I up so we can support Kirk and each other.
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