Sick?!!

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Sick?!!

Sooo...Russell woke up today with a cold. Technically, we're not supposed to do the cast on Tuesday if he's had a cold recently or currently has a cold (or anything that interferes with lung function). So far, it's just a runny nose. Not serious, so I think we'd still cast him. If it gets worse, then we can't go in on Tuesday. So, I'm trying to trust in Heavenly Father, that if he gets worse, then we won't go in for the cast because it isn't the right timing. Timing is always in Heavenly Father's hands.

The reason lung function is so important is because during the surgery (or the casting procedure) Russell is put to sleep with a gas mask (obviously the lungs would need to be working well for this to go right), and because he will be intubated and on a ventilator the whole time. When they are ready to set the cast around his thoracic area, they will apply positive pressure through the ventilator, inflating his lungs to their full capacity, so that the cast is not inhibiting respiratory function. If his lungs can't inflate properly during this procedure, then the cast will be too tight. So, you can see, it's pretty important.

So we could really use your prayers right now. That whatever is in Russell's best interest is what will happen.