Update from St. V

So last night was rough.  I woke up around 2am and saw blindly four other people in the room.  The nurse said that her oxygen level was decreasing and the respiratory therapist (rt) was looking at her - along with the two doctors.  They chatted to get the best solution and after a while, they decided to give her abuterol for an hour.  So from 3:30 - 4:30 we were watching Nemo again and getting a breathing treatment.  At five, they decided to put that little nose hose so she could get direct oxygen.  I went to sleep before six and woke back up around nine.  This morning she was placed back on iv fluids and is now not aloud to eat or drink.  They are afraid that she may gag so iv fluids are the safest.  At 10, the doctor stated that a continuous abuterol treatment would be most beneficial - so I agreed not knowing that it lasted 2 hours.  So from 10:30 - 12:27 she got another treatment.  Boy - that was fun. Now it being  about two, both doctors and the RT came in to check.  They said that her breathing is getting better but they are not going to take out the possibly of taking her to the second floor intensive care unit for ongoing treatments.  Lets keep our fingers crossed we stay on the fourth floor.  In the meantime I must remember through all of this that a pastrami on rye is much better from Shapiro's than from hospitals.