Day 195 - Another Busy Tuesday
Tuesday, July 13th, 2021 We gave him a glycerin at 6am and he then had a massive diaper around 8:30am, we then changed all of the bedding. At 9am he projectile vomited twice, we again changed all of the bedding and did his trach care. After that we had people stop in one after another. First the discharge coordinator stopped by, then ENT, then OT/PT, then the Pulmonologist, then the Doctor on-call, then the Speech Therapist. It's been non-stop and he is now just taking a nap at 1pm. We decided to put him on an acid reflux medication, Prevacid, to help with the vomiting. It could take up to 4 days for a full effect. Prevacid decreases the amount of acid in the stomach. It blocks an enzyme in the stomach wall responsible for producing the acid. This prevents proton pumps in the stomach from releasing acid. Decreased stomach acid gives the stomach and esophagus time to heal. Next week we will try the LTV since the Doctor next week is a big fan of it. James doing home vent trials is no...