Although Tyler has made small steps toward recovery he still has a long road ahead of him. There always seems to be a fork in the road when progress has been made.
He's developed a rash on his chest, arms, back, shoulders, neck, face and arms. So far nobody has been able to figure out what is causing the rash. Not only is he on three separate antibiotics -- but he's on at least six other I.V. medications in addition to his oral meds.
The rash you see above doesn't appear to be causing him any discomfort but it just looks painful. I couldn't imagine having my entire upper body break out in a bright red rash that bleeds if you touch it.
Tyler has stamina. Sweet little guy. The settings on his ventilator were slightly decreased today but he's very, very agitated. It seems he is suffering from panic attacks. He breaks out in a cold sweat, his heart rate goes up and he gets very angry.
Some of the nurses say it's from all the sedatives he's been on and now he has to begin the weaning process off all the narcotics. So not only does the little guy have to recovery from pneumonia -- now he need rehab for narcotic addiction.
It doesn't seem fair.
That rash does seem rather odd to come from out of the blue and hopefully will go away as fast as it came.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading the rest of the other posts all I can do right now is smile after seeing all those pictures of Tyler with his bright happy smile.
You're right about that -- it doesn't seem fair to add that to the list of issues he has to bear.
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