An emotional day!<\/p>\n\n
The night had started well, but by 4 a.m. Gabriel was very tired.<\/p>\n\n
We had to call in an emergency physio, who came and sucked him up.<\/p>\n\n
Then he was a little better.<\/p>\n\n
By 7 a.m., he was again extremely tired.<\/p>\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n
He administered two aerosols that he had removed the day before, then placed a catheter in her arm with Precedex to soothe her.<\/p>\n\n
And it worked!<\/p>\n\n
He seems to have suffered a bronchospasm: the bronchial tubes contract strongly, become very narrow and air can no longer get through.<\/p>\n\n
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. <\/p>\n\n
Finally, they tried the machine again, but Gabriel couldn’t stand it. <\/p>\n\n
The afternoon was more stable. Gabriel underwent blood tests, including arterial blood gas. <\/p>\n\n
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). <\/p>\n\n
As I write these lines, he has been smiling at us non-stop for over an hour, trying to communicate with us.<\/p>\n\n
What a pleasure!<\/p>\n\n
Good night to all<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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