The Low Saturation Levels Continue

Lynnea has been dropping her saturation levels more and more frequently over the past two days, which is a big concern. Last night, she was up several times coughing, and then her saturations would dip down into the 50's, and it was difficult to get her to settle down and go back to sleep (which is pretty unusual for her). She is also beginning to show signs of not tolerating her bolus feedings again -- she started to gag and spit up during a few of her feedings today. Dr. St. Louis stopped by this morning during rounds. Even though all of her viral cultures came back negative and her blood work looked good, he is still worried that the cough she has is due to some sort of illness, so he's hesitant to operate on her in the near future. At the same time, he is also very concerned about her low saturations and increased work of breathing, so he knows that she needs surgery soon. His plan for right now is to watch her closely over the next couple of days and then decide when the best time to operate would be.