2010, all about Ken

That's my new motto. 2010, all about Ken. Let this year be a happy year of healing for Ken. May he continue to get better, stronger all year long.

Today was eventful. Toby made it here from North Carolina. She is going to help me keep Ken company in the next week while I work some. I have been showing her around the hospital and explaining all of Ken's tubes and support equipment.

Ken has not had a great day, but he is better now. He has been running a fever since yesterday, 102 and above. He has been having constant fluid stools...to much information. But they are an issue. They think Ken has a bug (C-Dif) in his gut that is sometimes caused by to many antibiotics. It can be quite serious, so they already have him on additional meds to cover him for that. The tough part is that it can take up to 5 days for the meds to help. The fever made his blood pressure drop way low and his heart rate went up as far as 156. But they gave him lots of fluids, adjusted his respirator and he is calm now. They had his respirator up to 70% oxygen and 7.5 peep at noon today. But at 3:00, they changed him to 60% and 5.0 peep. It took Ken a while to settle into the new settings, but he is comfortable now. He was not liking the new peep, pressure. He was breathing over it and air was escaping into his mouth. It was like he was burping, but he was really just breathing. Now his stats are good, heart rate 106. Blood pressure, 94/52 which is right were they want it. Oxygen level is 96%, which is great on 60% and 5.0. I am hoping they try to turn him down to 50% tonight, but we'll see. Toby and I are getting ready to go out to eat and to the hotel, so good night everyone. We won't know for a few days about all the tests they ran on him for the fevers. Maybe tomorrow or Friday. Sleep tight Ken. See you in the morning.