Cora - Day 5 Update

We are ending day 5 right now and Cora seems to be getting worse. She's still on oxygen, but when they tried to wean it today, her sats would crash lower than they ever have. Her sats while on oxygen have been lower today too, and this evening, they are almost low enough to need to bump up her oxygen. Actually, they ARE low enough to need that, but she keeps rebounding and coming up to where she needs to be, so they are holding off - for now. I would be shocked if she makes it through the night without an increase in oxygen.

She will be going for a chest x-ray in the morning to make sure they aren't missing anything. Her lungs actually sound completely clear which is great - but is sort of surprising considering that's typically not the case with RSV. I'm very thankful that her lungs aren't all gunky.

We've also been told a few times this evening that she will likely be placed on a ventilator or CPAP in the near future to help force her lungs to expand enough to really breathe. I need to ask if they can keep her on this floor if she is placed on one of those, or if she would have to go to the NICU/PICU. I don't think I will see the doctor again tonight, so I'll get my questions answered in the morning when he comes around and we'll know more at that point anyways since we will have been able to see how she did through the night.

Don't think we'll be going home anytime soon...

She's very cute :)