Then the plot thickened
My wife almost stopped breathing...permanently.
Around 4am this morning she was complaining of a lot of pain in her head and back. I woke up when the nurse came in to give her 4mg of dilaudid. Around 5am someone came in to do something but I barely remember it. Around 6:30am, the respiratory therapist came in to give Jenni her next treatment. The Nurse and I both tried waking jenni with no luck. The nurse turned on the light and we both noticed how pale she was looking and her breathing wasn't sounding too good either. She ran out to get someone and came back in with the entire hospital staff.
Okay, there was about nine medical folks trying to get in to check her. They did a quick rundown of everything that had been done with her and gave her something that would reverse the effects of the dilaudid. One number I did catch was 44. That was the percentage of oxygen in her bloodstream. Normally, they like that number to be between 90 to 100%. Between 80 to 90 is when they get concerned, 70 to 80% is when they get worried and between 60% and 70% is when people start running. That little info I got from my cousin who is one of the head nurses at VMC, and was on duty last night.
So if her oxygenated blood count got any lower, there was a good chance her heart would have stopped.
Needless to say, but she was moved to the Critical care area around 7:30 and has been there ever since. They can monitor her very closely there. They're only giving her Tylenol or ibuprofen, no narcotics. plus, they suspect she has sleep-apnea and have her hooked up to a machine to keep her airways open.
one thing to note, Jenni has has 4mg of dilaudid before. Even her GP looked surprised that the dosage caused problems. Basically, it was a combination of the dilaudid, the pneumonia, and sleep-apnea that caused this.
Her mom is with her right now so I could come home and take my meds for the strep. and make this post. I'm heading back to the hospital now. I'll try to keep folks updated.
I will have my cell on me, but it will be off while I'm in the room. I will check my voicemail periodically. 206.850.2661
Around 4am this morning she was complaining of a lot of pain in her head and back. I woke up when the nurse came in to give her 4mg of dilaudid. Around 5am someone came in to do something but I barely remember it. Around 6:30am, the respiratory therapist came in to give Jenni her next treatment. The Nurse and I both tried waking jenni with no luck. The nurse turned on the light and we both noticed how pale she was looking and her breathing wasn't sounding too good either. She ran out to get someone and came back in with the entire hospital staff.
Okay, there was about nine medical folks trying to get in to check her. They did a quick rundown of everything that had been done with her and gave her something that would reverse the effects of the dilaudid. One number I did catch was 44. That was the percentage of oxygen in her bloodstream. Normally, they like that number to be between 90 to 100%. Between 80 to 90 is when they get concerned, 70 to 80% is when they get worried and between 60% and 70% is when people start running. That little info I got from my cousin who is one of the head nurses at VMC, and was on duty last night.
So if her oxygenated blood count got any lower, there was a good chance her heart would have stopped.
Needless to say, but she was moved to the Critical care area around 7:30 and has been there ever since. They can monitor her very closely there. They're only giving her Tylenol or ibuprofen, no narcotics. plus, they suspect she has sleep-apnea and have her hooked up to a machine to keep her airways open.
one thing to note, Jenni has has 4mg of dilaudid before. Even her GP looked surprised that the dosage caused problems. Basically, it was a combination of the dilaudid, the pneumonia, and sleep-apnea that caused this.
Her mom is with her right now so I could come home and take my meds for the strep. and make this post. I'm heading back to the hospital now. I'll try to keep folks updated.
I will have my cell on me, but it will be off while I'm in the room. I will check my voicemail periodically. 206.850.2661