Despite the fine progress Ella is making in reducing the swelling, it has been decided to remove the breathing tube and wake her up only tomorrow (Monday). The rational is that since the first time they removed the tube was not successful, they want to be sure that the next time she can breath freely. Also\u2026 Why rush it. And another also, today is the weekend with reduced staff. It is preferable to have a full staff in situations that can bring about complications. She is much improved as far as the swelling goes, we can actually recognize her facial features, it looks like she might be able to open her eyes at this point (with some effort though). The top of her head is still very swollen making it look like she has an elongated head somewhat like those seen in ancient Egyptian paintings. The plan therefore is to switch her sedation to a different faster reacting one at midnight tonight. That way tomorrow when she seems ready, they can stop that sedation, she will start waking up quickly and they will remove the tube. The tricky part is to coordinate the two. As they explained it isn\u2019t desirable to have her wake up and still have the tube in because it is very uncomfortable, on the other side you don\u2019t want to remove the tube before we are sure she can breath. It is very strange being with her for such a long time without being able to interact with her (though we do manage to raise her blood pressure and respiration rate when we talk to her).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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