The lung doctor came by this morning and said that they had gotten aggressive with the diuretics to get the fluids out of her lungs and that this aggressive treatment seems to be going well. He opined that the fluid build up might have been because the heart wasn't "squeezing the lungs" hard enough. He said she's on 97 % oxygen.
This afternoon, Dr. McQuaid, (internal medicine) came by and checked her over. He said the team needs to meet with the urologist and radiologist and figure out what to do about that tube in her back and the kidney stone. He said that they either need to put the drain all the way in or take it out and in either case take care of that stone. It's our expectation that this decision will be made tomorrow on Monday.
On Friday, Dr. Yedla (internal medicine), Sally's primary doctor said that her heart is of concern and that they plan to do a heart catheterization and angiogram next week to determine why her heart is only pumping at about half of its efficiency. She also pointed out that the kidney infection and the lung oxygenation have to be improved before the heart cath can be done.
Sally was moved yesterday from the ICU unit to a regular room and we were all thrilled! This allows us to stay in the room with her and assist here we can.
I'll post more as things develop.
Thanks for your prayers for our beloved sister, Sally.
Knox
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