A Brand New Week

Today starts a brand new week. One that will hopefully be more positive than last week. Since the last post, so much has happened.

On Thursday, David was extubated. He was doing okay and he downed pedialyte, so on Friday we decided it was time to try Pediasure. He ate about 4 ounces and got a little agitated. We thought he was still hungry, so we gave him more. All of a sudden, his numbers dropped out. It turns out one of his lungs had collapsed and he aspirated some Pediasure. They had to reintubate him to be sure he was getting the oxygen he needed. It was scary just sitting back watching the docs and nurses work on him. But knowing how great everyone at Kosair is made me feel a little better. After a small moment of worry - okay a major breakdown - we gathered ourselves and waited to hear what the docs would say.

The new plan was to "not rock the boat" and to let him rest and heal up a bit. The last 3 days have been good. He's slept a lot, his lungs have much less fluid in them, and he's breathing more on his own. He's gained 3 pounds since we got here. So much fluid! But, we asked for prayers for pee, and they have been answered. He's been negative (more fluid coming out than going in) for the past couple days! That's what we want to see! However, they are a little worried about his kidneys - they aren't working as well as they'd like. Now that his heart is working like it should, they should also improve. The nephrologist (kidney doctor) says that right now the receptors in his kidneys are sad. For some reason, I love that description. So now we want happy kidneys that produce good pee! :-)

The surgeon said he likes how his heart looks. It's working like it should and his numbers are looking great!

The plan for today is to let him continue to rest. They've started him back on Pediasure via a feeding tube. They're reducing some meds and want to extubate (for good) tomorrow at the latest!

We would like for everyone to know how much we appreciate your good thoughts, prayers, and support for us. We wouldn't have made it through without you!