Good evening! Day two is under our belt. Caleb had a few tubes removed today, including the breathing tube/ventilator! It was so nice to see that big apparatus gone when I went to see him today, although his breathing sounded terrible. I apparently got there right after they had removed the breathing tube and he was making all kinds of raspy/wheezing sounds. He was back on the nasal oxygen too. I guess I was not expecting him to be able to go from a breathing tube to nothing, but that sure would have been nice. Needless to say, this sent us back down the road of watching the oxygen numbers on his monitor go up and down. He did end up going down for a good bit, so they did a breathing treatment and started him on a steroid to help reduce the inflammation in his throat. It is common to have a lot of irritation and inflammation after having that breathing tube in there, so they are trying to treat that issue so his oxygen flow and numbers can come back into normal ranges. Here's hoping he has a very peaceful night and his oxygen saturation numbers are never an issue! :) Hopefully his body will start to recognize what work it needs to be doing and his breathing will become easier. Please pray that his oxygen numbers are not an issue and he can easily be weaned from oxygen in the upcoming days. We are truly hoping that we can bring him home without oxygen...that was the point of having the surgery done, wasn't it?! And boy would it be a load off our minds!
Thank you so much for checking in on Caleb!
Joanna
Praying for a speedy recovery!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear the update tonight. Will be praying for Caleb's oxygen/breathing.
ReplyDeleteJoanna - we brought Samantha home with oxygen for a few weeks after her heart surgery. They said it wasn't too uncommon, and it didn't last for too long, fortunately (but we were certainly nervous!). I hope you can go home without it, and that Caleb's recovery goes smoothly!!
ReplyDeleteI just heard about your little guy from Becca (above). My daughter Ana was born with Av Canal and Trisomy 21 on July 13 and is in the NICU (same hospital!). If there is ANYTHING I can do to help, please let me know! Looking forward to meeting you and wishing Caleb a speedy recovery,
ReplyDeleteBest wishes for that oxygen level to remain steady and high. I know of a little girl who was on oxygen for months. Would love to see you all not have to go through it, but I do know it's not uncommon. C'mon Caleb... you can do it! Praying for you all.....
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