The last day and a half have been a slow trend down in several areas. First off, yesterday, Maggie went down to the IR to have her pic-line redone. Her original pic ended up having a leak in it, which was an infection risk. After Maggie's move down to IR, we saw a slow decline in her saturation numbers, and continue to at this moment.
As we've said before, a major issue is sedation. Maggie has been sedated for almost 4 weeks, and because of that, her body requires more and more. They are running out of options. A new drip that they are started yesterday increased her heart rate and caused her to be a bit too rambunctious. They decided today to take her off of that med and put her on another one. This seems to be helping some.
Maggie's saturation numbers began to drop today from 92% (which is a bit low for her anyway) to the 80's pretty regularly. They could not figure out the reason and so decided to take another x-ray to see whether a lung had deflated. Thankfully this was not the case, and if anything, the lungs look a little clearer than they did this morning. The doctor thinks that perhaps she is shedding some of her excess fluids again (she has been positive the last couple days). This would be very good as increased fluids doesn't help with lung functioning. Maggie also decided to spike another fever, which is not helping her comfort level. We hope that this fever doesn't mean another infection, as this would put a halt in Maggie's recovery.
Overall, we were pretty encouraged to see Maggie being weaned from the vent the last couple of days. Since yesterday, I feel that we have hit a bit of a wall. The doctor said he was weaning Maggie pretty aggressively the last couple of days. Though he has assured me we haven't taken a step backwards, even though he has changed some of Maggie's vent settings to give her more pressure and oxygen, I feel like we've taken a little hit. There's no explanation for why Maggie's oxygen saturation has dropped. There's no explanation for this temperature spike. We just don't seem to have any clear cut answers. If only recovery was more simple.
Though we don't post as often as we did at the beginning, we are still in desperate need of prayer. Please pray for continued healing of Maggie's stomach, healing of her lungs, and that she will not have any infections.
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Just because we don't find a new blog as often, Maggie remains on our hearts and minds continuously. We still check often for updates and pray often that Maggie is healing and that her mommy and daddy are getting some rest.
Cecily
Still praying.
Our prayers are always with you, Andy and Maggie. It sounds like Maggie is actually getting better, but as you said, the road is so twisting that it's hard to understand why the improvement can't be in a straight line. On a very minor level compared to you, I am impatient that my surgery recovery isn't happening in a way that improvement is evident every day. It's hard to imagine how you guys feel. The same is true about not being able to get answers as to why things are happening, and it's scary to find out that the docs, good as they are, have no idea either. There are so many people praying for Maggie's recovery and for peace and healing for all of you. We carry you with us in prayer and won't stop until Maggie is home.
Pam and Dick
I can't imagine the level of frustration these types of "setbacks" bring. As parents we do everything we can to be in control of the situation - figuring out how to keep our children safe. Unfortunately control is only an illusion. Ian burned his hand on our grill on Monday. I just wanted to take all that pain away and on to myself. I cannot even begin to fathom what you are going through, except to know what it feels like to love someone so entirely you'd give up everything. You are amazing parents - you are there for Maggie and you won't leave her, and you're going to bring her home. Your determination is her determination. I wish each person praying for you could make her healing journey one less day long, but we can only continue to think of you and pray for complete healing. Keep hoping.
Dear Maggie,
We are still with you, thinking of you,and praying for you and ur parents.
-janette
Praying for Maggie day by day.
Rest assured that our prayers don't hinge on the number of posts. You all are in our prayers "without ceasing." May the knowledge that we are holding you up give you strength. Blessings.
Praying things throughout the day bring comfort & remind you of God's faithfulness
continued prayers for maggies recovery.~mz
Andy and Whitney,
The Archer's and Zeman's are praying fervently for little Maggie. We pray for complete healing in her precious body. Hold on to all of the love and prayers from those that love you and your families. As we stand in the gap for Maggie we thank God for all that He has done so far. Remember God chose Maggie to be your little girl and that was not a mistake. She is in the best place possible and with the best parents in the world. On our knees for you all.
Love,
Larry, Sue, Lucas, Bethany, Mackinaw, Ryan, Abby, Noah and Zachary.
Dear Andy and Whitney,
Our continued prayers are with ~Precious Maggie~ and you both as well.
May God keep you and comfort you all. We pray for Maggie's lungs, stomach, oxygen levels and any infections to heal soon.
Please blow Maggie a *GET WELL SOON KISS* for us.
Warm Hugs, With Love, Tina & Bill
There's a lot of hopeful news in this post, and we're still praying hard for Maggie and all of you. Looking forward to more hopeful news in the coming days.
Debbie M.
Keep fighting Maggie! We are so hopeful for you and are praying all the time!
Love,
Bethany
Love you guys so much, and hope to see you soon. We continue to pray for Maggie as well.
Steve, Alyssa and Ian
Take a deep breath..close your eyes..I know you will feel all of us holding your family in a circle of support. The energy of prayer is strong and palpable. the three of you are in our hearts and thoughts on a continual basis.
A friend of Jessica
Please please don't get too discouraged by the desats. It may just be the bumpy road on the way upward. The body is so complex and the healing process would be also. Listen to your docs because they have done this many times. Still praying for you to bring your baby home for a wonderful summer!
We all are still praying for complete healing and we are thinking of you ALL THE TIME. All our love to you and your sweet Maggie.
Lydia
Praying for all of you. Asking God for a complete healing for little Maggie. Know that He Loves You and will hear our prayers.
Stay strong.
Love from all of us in Tennessee
I am praying for Maggie tonight.-Delanie Isaacs
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