Day #10 in ICU

9:00 am - Will get an update from Meghan about her hyperbaric chamber treatment this afternoon.
12:00 pm - Meg says the HBO (as the nurses call it) is no big deal. She said they woke her up at 5:30 and made her drink her nutrition drink. Then they gave her pain pills as they loaded her into the ambulance for the 30 min ride to the Hyox clinic. The transferred her to a chair and wheeled her into the "cabin". She has to wear a bubble thing over her head that makes her feel like Buzz Lightyear. She got to watch a movie, eat a rice krispie treat and drink some juice. She was awake and cheerful when Mom got to the hospital at 11:30ish. PT will be by at 1:30pm to get her up to walk. She's taking a nap now.
1:45 pm - Dr. K (rheumatologist) visited. He said for the first time since July, the C-ANCA titres for Wegener's are negative. He said normally that indicates remission. He's cautiously optimistic that we may be out of the woods with Wegeners. Dr. W (orthoped surg.) visited to have her sign consent forms for elbow surgery tomorrow. He will also be getting in touch with the plastics guy to see if they want more debridement on her leg and arm wounds. Red blood counts indicate she may need transfusion over the weekend after the elbow surgery. Dr. W also said he's keeping her in ICU due to the higher level of care for her wounds. She's stable and really shouldn't be an ICU patient. Dr. K and mom discussed asking Meghan's hemotologist to visit and check into her blood count concerns. They are considering a long term care facility rather than keeping her in the hospital.
2:45 pm - PT had her up today. They were able to disconnect all of her lines from the machinery and she walked around the bed and to the door. She decided that was far enough and she turned around and walked back to the bed. Awesome progress!

Elbow surgery tomorrow. Not sure what time.

9:30 pm - Mike went to visit tonight. She's very sleepy. All the activity of the morning and the PT in the afternoon must have worn her out.