"We Love Andrea" was created to update Andrea's friends as she went through a difficult journey. After her second heart transplant when her pulse began to speed up she was given a pacemaker, then a Heart Mate II or LVAD. She was in the Stollery Children's Hospital, then the Mazankowski heart unit in Edmonton, Alberta for 7 months. However, she peacefully died on May 11, 2011 when the rest of her heart and other organs could handle the strain no longer. If you come to this blog, pray for her family and friends, remember to tell your friends you love them, then sign your organ donor card.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Moved Feeding Tube Up

Good Evening
 
The day started out with dialysis in the morning.  The PT person came in and did some arm exercises at the same time.  PT is short handed these days so they have asked us to take over her leg exercises too.  She had her feeding tube pulled out enough to feed into her stomach,they then did xray to see if it was properly placed and it was not far enough out yet so they pulled it out some more, xrayed again and found it was good so they started her feeds up again at 10 cc/hour.  If she tolerates that well, then every 6 hours they will increase it by 10 cc until she is back to 65 cc/hr.  When she is used to that they will try bolus feedings where they will give her larger amounts during the day and none at night.  She is finding time quite long and wanting to get out of there, but she is not there yet.
 
Goodnight, Maynard

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