9:11 AM
Gabriel spent the night with his mom. Everything went well.
We’re starting this fifth week in the hospital with a little more hope each day.
And it’s also the second consecutive week with good news!
We dare to hope for a discharge from the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) at the end of the week?
Maybe a bit optimistic. But it feels good to believe it!
The medical news is encouraging:
The doctor confirmed this morning a general improvement in blood results.
The gastric tube was removed this morning (one less thing!)
Regarding the liver, liver markers are finally showing a downward trend, particularly bilirubin and transaminases (AST/ALT).
The inflammation is decreasing, although it still remains elevated (CRP at 18, with the normal range being 5 — we had gone up to 178!).
Kidney functions are correct, and the urinary catheter should be removed today.
Coagulation is relatively stable, although proteins remain a bit low. Gabriel is on heparin to help thin the blood.
Morning conclusion
Gabriel’s general condition is clearly progressing in the right direction.
He remains fragile, but if the evolution continues like this, hope is definitely there!
Yesssss! 💪❤️
6:31 PM
This afternoon, they removed Gabriel’s urinary catheter. One less thing!
Then Dr. Amanda came by and told us that:
The lung continues to improve, but it’s still not possible to predict when the breathing tube can be removed.
She emphasized that Gabriel is not like other patients, particularly because he went through ECMO, a procedure performed for the first time in this hospital.
The kidneys are functioning perfectly.
The liver shows improvement today.
The heart is doing well, and the general condition is good.
One of his eyes sometimes appears a little more swollen than the other, but this would be normal, related to position and blood pressure. Nothing to worry about, it should return to normal.
The doctor also specified that the dialysis catheter will be removed tomorrow morning.
As she was leaving, she even said “congratulations” to him!
And tonight, he graced us with a true space poop! The team had to change all his dressings: the one on the navel (dialysis catheter), on the thigh (former arterial catheter), and on the upper buttocks (pressure sore). An operation that took nearly an hour.
Gabriel is charming the nurses haha!
Good night
