An emotional day!
The night had started well, but by 4 a.m. Gabriel was very tired.
We had to call in an emergency physio, who came and sucked him up.
Then he was a little better.
By 7 a.m., he was again extremely tired.
The doctor came by and told us he was going to try an emergency procedure, and if that didn’t work, we’d have to consider a return to the UTI… Panic on board.
He administered two aerosols that he had removed the day before, then placed a catheter in her arm with Precedex to soothe her.
And it worked!
He seems to have suffered a bronchospasm: the bronchial tubes contract strongly, become very narrow and air can no longer get through.
Then we tried to decide what to do for the day: should we continue with the NIV machine or not? No one seemed quite sure.
Finally, they tried the machine again, but Gabriel couldn’t stand it.
The afternoon was more stable. Gabriel underwent blood tests, including arterial blood gas.
Everything was fine, except for an excess of oxygen in the blood, probably due to hyperventilation. His oxygen intake was therefore slightly reduced in the evening (1 to 0.8).
As I write these lines, he has been smiling at us non-stop for over an hour, trying to communicate with us.
What a pleasure!
Good night to all