Today has been a nice calm day for Raena. Her core temp is currently 93.74°F which is the coolest she has been. I believe they are going to increase it a bit now.
They finally have her vitals in a good place and her ICP (intracranial pressure) level is 15 which is good. The neurosurgeon was just in and said that day 5 is usually the maximum swelling day for brain injuries and it should start going down from this point forward. (Fingers crossed)
As long as vitals stay in this range they will look at trying to do another CT scan on Monday or Tuesday. This will let us know if swelling has gone down enough for them to start waking her up.
It’s quite amazing watching the nurses constantly change medications and IV drop bags on a continuous rotation. There are 3 IV machines in her room all full of medications as well as normal monitoring and the EEG machine. This large room has quickly shrunk into what feels like a tiny room you need to step through a maze of wires and machines to get from the chair to the door.
She is still propped up at a 30° angle for the least amount of pressure on her brain and has special circulation bands on her legs to simulate walking so her muscles don’t atrophy. They will probably start feeding her nutrients through the IV as she’s only been fed electrolytes up until now. For those that know Raena you are probably thinking the same thing…she can’t get any smaller lol.
The road to recovery is not even being thought about yet as we just need to get past this first hurdle of her waking up and knowing who we are. Until then nothing can be planned out or even thought about.
I’m taking her sisters out for dessert tonight to just get out of the hospital and spend some much needed time with my other daughters. I’ll be back and spending the night again with her and will post an update in the morning. Altho I expect tomorrow’s update to be short and trouble free.