Day 5 Post-op Updates

7:52pm update:
Grandma brought Ezra and Isaac up for a visit and hung out with Job while we hung out with Ezra and Isaac.

Job went back on his epi and back on insulin, but feeds are going well and overall he's doing well.

1:17pm update:
Feeds started!

12:00pm update:
Everyone who comes in or walks by comments on Job's crossed legs:

10:30am update:

Yay yay yay! I'm so happy!

He just looks so much better. His swelling is way down, he's pink. He got new tapes and new dressings and new bedding, so that always helps him look better too even though it's purely superficial.

Job had a great night, after two pretty good days of calm recovery. I think the exact phrase was "Job is doing well and we can now move forward." Yay!

He is getting his epi turned off, his insulin turned off, his replogle (suction from his stomach) tube out, his vent settings turned down and his Notric Oxide turned down. Yay! And he's getting a NG tube placed to begin feeds, his lasix gets turned on again, and he starts one of his primary immunosuppression meds that he'll be on at home. Yay!

So much progress!

If he acclimates to all of these changes well then it's possible he could extubate tomorrow or the next day, which will make him so comfortable and allow them to lift his sedation so he can be awake! The other thing that will make him very comfortable is getting his chest tube drainage tube out in a couple days.