Last night, Ma's Fentanyl dosage was at the max, 25 mcg/hr. For some reason, it was turned down to 5 mcg/hr this morning. That was way too low. No wonder Ma was awake and grimacing in pain and restless. When I asked her if she was in pain, she was able to nod her head. (She can't talk because of her breathing tube). The nurse doubled the dosage, but it still wasn't enough. She finally turned it up to 25 mcg/hr, and Ma was able to go back to sleep. But she awoke in pain again two hours later. This time the pain was from the breathing tube down her throat. The nurse got authorization to increase Ma's Fentanyl to as much as 50 mcg. She set it to 35 mcg and also increased Ma's sedation so that she doesn't wake up so easily. She seems more comfortable now.
The doctor wants to wait till Monday to wean Ma off the ventilator to give her lung more time to adhere to the pleural lining. There's still a chance though that her lung will collapse again. He said Ma's case is unusual. Pa is optimistic and thinks Ma will be able to go home soon.
There were several visitors today -- Dr. & Dra. Ibabao, old friends of Pa; Ate Vicky, Ate Beth & Kuya Richard. Isa & Tito Lum arrived at almost the same time as Ate Vicky et. al. I don't know if Ma was aware of their visit.
I do have some good news. Kit is arriving on Friday and will be staying for two weeks. Yey! I told Ma the news but don't know if she heard me.
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