5:45 pm Update

 All of the machines helping Ethan right now.

Ethan is having bouts of his blood pressure dropping and the ECMO machine gets upset because it isn’t able to move the blood fast enough. It have never seen such a rush of people to a room in my life. There were 8 people urgently communicating what to do with the several medications he is on. The one doctor says “what are you doing buddy?”.

He has an elevated blood glucose which could be due to the massive amounts of steroids or the trauma sustained getting the new heart.  They discovered some bleeding but did some imaging and were able to change some things up and get that under control. His lung has not gotten worse.

He has been unconscious since his agitated response to his phone. They cranked him up on his sedation. They had to put in another IV in his foot. He continues to get multiple bags of blood product (which has reminded me that I need to start donating more than I have  in the past).

His machines will alarm and then the team picks their next approach. It’s like a strategic game of chess. These nurses need a raise. 

He is getting lab work hourly now. His kidneys seem to be working ok.  He did have a period where he didn’t produce urine as much as he should. It seems they are play a game of moves and counter moves.

I am tired.