Sunday, March 8, 2009

not going home today

The night before last, Shawn had a fever of close to 104.  It broke yesterday morning, but in the afternoon it started back again - although lower, only 102 this time.  Last night they did lots of tests, some of which aren't back yet.  His white blood count is elevated but stable since the surgery. When not on the oxygen his oxygen saturation is also still too low.  At this point, the best guess is that his lung is still collapsed.  So the order of the day is to continue the breathing exercises and walking and see how it goes.  They won't release him until his temperature is down and O2 level is up.  

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi you guys. I hope that you had a better day with good temperature and an easier time breathing. good luck and rest well.