Sunday night

They turned down the oscillator to 20 tonight! So far, so good. Heart rate is in the 130's, blood pressure is staying steady in the 100's, and his oxygenation is still at 100%. Tomorrow morning(if all goes well) will be 19...tomorrow night switch to the vent!

He had a pretty stable day, and only a couple hiccups...this morning his blood pressure dropped for a minute so they turned up the dopamine again (they had just tried to turn it down). His doc said that was fine though...if he has to be on the dopamine until he's off the oscillator and the vent, its okay. She also said that the oscillator can make your blood pressure lower, so that maybe he's just ready to switch. 

Then later this evening his oxygenation fell below 94% for about a minute, but it went back up so it wasn't a concern. Still those things scared the heck out of me, I am so paranoid today. I do not like hearing that alarm!!! His fever went down this afternoon, so hopefully that will stay away for awhile.

Church was really nice today...the building is really neat, its an old one from the 50's with a balcony and a courtyard in the middle. I love those ones! We only stayed for sacrament, but next week, depending on how Gavin is doing, we will stay for all the classes. I am excited...its been awhile since we've been able to go to church together! The compassionate care person is already getting info for me for the playgroups and mini meets. 

We are still praying nonstop that his body will tolerate getting off this thing. They will be able to turn off the paralyzing meds when they switch him to the vent, so he will have periods of awake and awareness. I am so excited!