Pretty much the same thing happened today except I had a few big poops which Mommy is still finishing cleaning up from. My nurse Ines tried to switch me to my left side again this morning but my heart rate soared again and my oxygen dropped pretty low so for now we will just stick to the right side.
After my bath today I was able to cough up some congestion which is a big change from the last few days since I barely even woke up during my other baths this week. I even opened my eyes, very briefly, a few times today.
My Hospice nurse Carol stopped by to check on me and she said both my lungs sounded "junky" and are equally the same which still puzzles us as to why I can't lay on my left side. She could hear some crackling in both lungs and my heart sounded good with no extra beats. Carol thought my stomach looked swollen and thought it could be pushing on my left lung which may explain the drop in oxygen when I am laying on my left side. But unless we go into the hospital I think this left side mystery will remain just that.
This evening when Mommy got home from work I needed some suctioning and she saw some bright red fluid come out in my suction catheter. It is hard to tell if that was medication or blood since many of my meds are dyed redish colors to help verify which medications I am taking. The only thing was it had been a while since I had taken any red medicines. We will keep an eye on that tonight.
I pooped again tonight so that gave Mommy a chance to hold me while Daddy cleaned up my crib. I changed into some new PJs and got some time with Mommy and Brody while Daddy took the pictures. It was the best my heart rate and oxygen had been all day.
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