Finally.... an Update.

Ok. So Genvieve has had a pretty rough weekend, but she is ok now. Friday, the nurses tried to pull out one of her chest tubes, and air went inward, collapsing her lung and causing her to pass out and also need to be put back on the breathing machine. She quickly recovered her breathing while on the respirator and was extubated a few hours later. Understandably, this event has really scared Genvieve and she was very anxious all night Friday and through Saturday. All her tests from Saturday morning, including a chest xray, perfusion scan, and oxygen levels were good, but she still didnt feel right.
Unfortunately, her breathing became very labored and she had to be put back on the respirator Saturday night. Of course it was very scary, but she was woken up very quickly and communicating with us on respirator. The issue was that her CO2 was very high. This can be from not having the strength to exhale completely, but the doctors aren't entirely sure why this happened. Sunday, they took her off the respirator and she is breathing very well again all on her own, on no oxygen. She is very weak and still in the ICU but doing a hell of a lot better. These are some set backs but actually that is not that atypical in lung transplant patients. She is fighting hard and is one tough, amazing woman. She is still smiling and making her jokes between resting and concentrating on fighting. Please send love this way. xo-Brianna