03/15/2024
I elected to replace Jacob's trache at home this time. Dr Stull had previously educated me on this procedure, and I felt relatively comfortable with it, but I asked Heather and Stacy from Apria Healthcare to be here to supervise me in the event of an issue.
This makes the third time this has been replaced since the surgery, last November. Each time it pretty much wipes Jacob out for the next two days. It results in low-grade fever, body-aches, chills, etc.
Heather noted that Jacob seems to have a bacterial infection known as Psudomonas, commonly found in respiratory cultures from patients with tracheostomy tubes. Dr Hollinger says it's nothing to worry about and does not need treatment.
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