Update 4.22.09

Well, what a beautiful day! Paula is doing a little better today. She has been sleeping a lot. They have gotten the Blood Pressure medicine completely stopped (this is the medicine that they were not wanting to keep her on very long). They are taking out a couple of lines in a little bit. They are the catheters that measure the pulmonary and heart pressures. They will continue to monitor these functions in other ways. She has been a little nauseous, so they are giving her Reglan to help her tummy. Her BUN & creatin levels are still elevated, although her urine output is OK. They have taken the word Dialysis out of the equation, so that is good for now. They also have decreased her fluids so they do not overtax her kidneys. She has a great intensivist on staff and today her nurse is the current Nurse of the Year!! Keep the prayers coming...