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Aug. 15, 2009
long night
We ended up losing Noah's IV in the middle of the night. The lidocaine did the trick for a while, but after a few hours he was crying and writhing in his sleep. The nurse worked on his foot for a while but could not make it feel better. Within a little while the IV wasn't functioning at all. Noah was wrapped around me crying and when I tried to turn him around his feeding tube got caught on something. It pulled loose from his g-tube but part of it broke off in the g-tube, thereby holding the valve on the g-tube open. (You g and j tube mommies know where I am going with this . . .) All of Noah's stomach contents began spraying wildly out of the open valve, soaking Noah, the bed, my clothes, etc. It upset him to see this, which made him cry harder, which put more pressure on his stomach . . . it was very unpleasant. Once his stomach had emptied, we were able to pull the broken piece out of the g-tube. Of course, Noah needed to be washed and changed, and his poor little foot was so sore that any movement caused him pain. He was also profoundly unhappy that I had to go get cleaned up and changed. He wanted to stay wrapped around me at all times, so I couldn't even tweet.
Once we had dealt with that crisis, we still needed to get an IV into him. He was just very distraught, probably because it was the middle of the night and he just wanted to go back to bed. Three blown veins later, we finally got an IV into a different vein in the same foot. It was particularly unpleasant since his foot was so sore. He could have used some Ativan, but the IV wasn't working at all and we had no way to administer any IV drug. All of the IV attempts had him beside himself, but at least he calmed down once he realized they were finished.
Needless to say, he and I have been really tired today. Jeff and the children came up for a visit, but we had to keep it really low-key. It is always so good to be with them, but I was too tired to be lively and Noah was getting overwhelmed very easily. Other than our visit, Noah has really only wanted to rest in bed or on my lap and watch Peter Pan and Babe.
I have to admit that I'm facing the evening with some trepidation. The nurse just came in to flush and unhook his IV,and he was starting to fuss that it hurt. He wasn't crying but he was complaining for the first time since this IV went in. Up until this point, the IV's have gone within hours of his starting to complain. He's unhooked until TPN time, so I guess we won't know any more until then. I just hope that if we have to replace this IV, that we can do it at TPN time and NOT in the middle of the night. I'm convinced that it was much more difficult last night just because Noah was so exhausted and groggy.
Please keep those IV prayers coming. We need to make it until some time Monday or Tuesday and last night it looked like there were only 2 other possible IV locations left. (He really is black and blue all over!) Given the fact that Noah blows 2-3 veins before getting a working IV, those aren't good numbers. Of course, this isn't a numbers game and none of it is left to fate. God has seen the end from the beginning and none of this is out of His control.
Blessings,
Kate
(Oh, I forgot to say - my friend Corey came up and gave me the biggest hug. She said that she was doing it for all of you who wished you could hug me in person!) |
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Aug. 15, 2009 - Untitled Comment
I am praying for tonight Kate!!! I will keep praying!! I have my whole ladies board being updated on Noah so they can pray for you all as well!!
Sending all the love and prayers I can!!!!
Robin