Selah is off the vent breathing on her own through the trach!!!!! She also has had pedilyte introduced in to her feeding tube and she is handling it great! She has done great physically through the surgery and in her recovery. Thank you for your prayers! She is not quite as awake as she has been so we haven't really seen as much respond. Yesterday when she first came back from surgery, she didn't seem to have much control over her tongue. But today she is able to hold it in her mouth better. Evidently three week on a vent, can cause some weakness in that area.
She still has high blood pressures and no one knows the reason why. Tonight the Renal specialist came by and examined her. They will decide if she needs meds for her high blood pressure and what can be causing it.
I had a odd experience today, almost passed out right when she came off the respirator and had some chest pain. They took me down to ER and ran a bunch of tests. Everything was fine and I feel pretty silly! I guess the stress of everything finally got to me! It was scary to have chest pains. I was sitting typing when I almost passed out. I had enough sense to hand Jon my laptop LOL! It was NOT going down with me!
So we are still trusting in the God who has brought us this far! I'm amazed at how He has given us the grace to walk these past 3 weeks. We have surely experienced "the peace that passes all understanding" It's beyond my understanding for sure!
Please keep praying for more responses to us! pray that she will recover neurologically. We thank you for your prayers!!!
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I will be praying again through the night for all of you...I have a hard time at night, so in those awake times I will pray for you.
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Oh I am so sorry you had that floating away fainting chest pain experience. :( Sometimes those are called panic attacks.... even when you don't feel panicky. With all the stress, it is no surprise! Glad you are ok, and VERY GLAD Selah is breathing on her own!
ReplyDeleteI just had the thought, The Lord will perfect everything that concerns you... (Psalm 138:8) and I wanted to find the address for that. When I did, I love how the God's Word translation says it. "The LORD will do everything for me."
ReplyDeleteEvery little thing, taken care of! Thank you for sharing your life with us. It is a testimony to His faithfulness!
Oh bless your heart!! I am relieved you are ok! You have gone through SO MUCH--please take gentle care of yourself so you can do what you need to for Selah and your family.
ReplyDelete(I had a "heart attack scare"--turned out to be esophagitis, even the ER doc said he'd had it and yes it feels like a heart attack!)
I am so, so happy Selah is breathing on her own. Thank you God for this miracle!
Sedation from surgery wipes me out for weeks, I am sure she will start to respond more soon--I will pray for it! I am glad you can see her sweet face all the way now :)
*Tender hugs*
How fantastic that she is off the vent!! Tolerating the pedialyte is good news too.
ReplyDeleteI'm not surprised that you had a stress reaction, and am VERY glad that it was not a heart attack. Please do not feel silly. That was your body reminding you that YOU need care, too.
Sending lots of love and prayers for all of you. Especially praying for sweet Selah to continue to improve. ♥♥
Yvonne I have 3 children on gtubes and have never liked the split gauze they put around the button. It always fell off and never truly absorbed the stomach juices that came out. We have created our own gbutton covers that are washable and not only absorb everything but also do not come off because we have put snaps on them. I would like to make some for Selah if you would like. You can email me at burmanshelly@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteStill praying ... Psalm 20 ~ Tharen
ReplyDeleteYvonne,
ReplyDeletePraying for you, dear one. Praying that you will be strengthened and encouraged. So glad to know that you are okay.
Yippee Jesus! Happy to hear that Selah is breathing on her own! That is wonderful. One more step in the right direction. We are praying for more responses to you.
Sending prayers heavenward, and a hug your way.
yay for being off the vent. Continued prayers
ReplyDeleteI come and pray for Selah daily. I love her so much and I am so pained for your family. She is such a gorgeous little pixie. I have been scouring the internet since I heard about the accident. Stem cell therapy, Hyperbaric oxygen and this other unique thing came up called Stilnox. It's actually a sleeping pill that has somehow "woke up" the brains of people with severe brain trauma.
ReplyDeleteHere is the link to a Facebook group with people sharing their experiences:
http://www.facebook.com/StilnoxforBrainInjury.AustraliaCommunityGroup
Yvonne,
ReplyDeleteSo happy to hear Selah is doing well. I continue to pray for her. If you have time and if it would be comforting, would you do a post to help new readers understand how you came to adopt Selah and Sarah? For example, how you learned of them, their medical conditions, why you chose to adopt children with special needs, and the journey to get them? I know it is contained in many older posts and I've been following you for a long time, but thought it might be a nice recap for new readers and might be comforting to you to retell your story (which I find wonderful and inspiring).
So glad to hear she is doing a bit better. I'm sure you are ready to hold and love on her, sometimes the best medicine is some cuddling from a mother.
ReplyDeleteMyself and my Church are holding you in prayer. We know that our God has a special assignment for all of you. So happy to learn Selah is doing better. Take care of yourself...all these little ones need their Mom.
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Florida
still praying for you and your family. i have faith for you. my heart is full of hope for you. I wait with bated breath to hear all good news, no matter how minuscule. God bless you and yours.
ReplyDeletePraying for Selah to respond and for all of you to stay healthy.
ReplyDeleteSo thankful to hear you didn't pass out, and that Selah is breathing on her own!
ReplyDeleteContinuing in prayer for you and Selah and all in your family.
I'm so glad to hear she is breathing on her own!! But sorry to hear about your chest pains. Bless you.
ReplyDeleteI will still be praying for Selah's continued healing. I know God can do things in a twinkling of an eye. But sometimes He chooses little by little because He has something for us in the little steps.
PRAISE JESUS!!!!!! Oh my soul is sooo happy!!!! God is soo very good!!! Glad to hear you are ok too!!! Maybe it was sympathy pains ;) PRAYING FOR SELAH's COMPLETE HEALING!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThankful Selah is breathing well through the Trach and surgery went well. Yvonne, rest. Continued prayers for you all!
ReplyDeleteOnly God can do such wonders! Amazing! Thank you, God!
ReplyDeleteWe pray for Selah every night. This is good news for you all today!
ReplyDeleteIn Christ,
janet and gang