Alessa's Germany Experience, Day 15 - Glitch

When we walked into Alessa's room today, we noticed an additional machine attached to her bed. When we asked the nurse about it, she told us that the doctor would speak to us. Dr. Carina told us that air got into the I.V. line that goes into Alessa through the area above her right clavicle. This air went into the area between her right lung and the covering over her lung. They noticed this when they were doing their routine check-up. They took a CT Scan to see what was going on. Her right lung isn't working as well as her left lung. They put in a drainage tube to take out the air. It could take four or five days. This was a glitch we certainly weren't expecting. They told us that with this coma procedure, any of a number of things could happen because it's so risky. They assured us that she should be just fine.

As of now, they don't expect her to wake up before Saturday or Sunday. She's been given an extra day of ketamine. The ketamine will stop late in the day tomorrow (Thursday). Dr. Rohr decided to keep her sedated for an extra couple of days to lessen the chance of her waking up with severe hallucinations, which is a side effect of the ketamine.

The good thing is that she's in a deep sleep and is unaware of what she's going through.