slow and steady

If nothing else, Jules seemed to be a little more comfortable today. They stopped using the paralytic and she seemed relatively calm all day. She only need a few extra doses of pain meds (as opposed to an extra dose every hour like she did at one point last night). Her output decreased a litle bit, so they gave her a blood transfusion to try to "perk up" her kidneys - among other things. They also tweaked a few of her other meds to try to get her back on track with losing fluid. Her ventilatory support was weaned a little more today, as she is breathing more easily without so much extra fluid. Her face is becoming more defined and you can actually see her nose again instead of it being buried beneath swollen eyes, lips, and forehead. Keep it up, Juliet! You can get over this hurdle!