Day 8 Post-op Updates

9:06pm update:
Job had a good nap while Grandma sang and read to him and Seth and I took the boys swimming and for pizza at the Ronald McDonald House (those on the waiting list for housing, like we are, can now go in with a day pass and eat meals and utilize the facilities).

But now that his brothers are gone he's gotten really agitated again. I think because he's gassy again? So we're watching the World Series and trying to cuddle him to sleep.

3:00pm update:
Seth brought Ezra and Isaac up to the hospital and I was apprehensive about them visiting while Job was so fussy... but he actually calmed down quite a bit when they walked into the room.

Then Daddy held him while I took the boys to go play and the suppositories and Miralax finally started working. I'm shocked how much more comfortable Job is now that his bowels are moving! He's practically a different kid.

12:00pm update:
Grumpy boy got his chest tube out. And is gassy and mad he's gassy.

He's been thrashing around *on* me!

10:00am updates:
Rounds were exciting this morning! We DCed a bunch of orders and meds and are switching several meds from IV to oral. He gets his chest tube out soon. I will get to hold him. His brothers and Daddy called and told him all about the history of weapons. His restraints came off.

7:00am update:
Job is the saddest little boy there ever was this morning. He can't get comfortable and keeps looking at me and mouthing protests. His voice is horse from being intubated so he can't make sounds and his hands are tied up in restraints so he doesn't yank out all of his IVs or cannula. So he's unable to communicate, still waking up from 7 days of sedation, uncomfortable from his chest tube, constipated and gassy, and overall confused and irritated and tired.

He looks really really good, though. He's so much less puffy and his skin tone is better-than-his-old-normal and his incision and (4!) line infiltrates look really really good.

We just have to get over this hunp.

He had a hard night, discomfort wise (and starting off the night with a 3 poke traumatic IV insertion didn't help).