Owen's chest xray today showed that his tube was almost completely pulled out of his side and there was no fluid around his lungs... so FAREWELL chest tube! We did an xray at 1 and it showed very little fluid so we can keep the tube out for the time being. Owen is more relaxed and comfy now that it's gone. We'll continue to watch the fluid and just pray that he doesn't need another tube put in.
Still no discharge date and I am trying so hard not to ask about it. I don't want to jinx myself. I know that sounds silly, but it is so true. When you start to think something is going amazing and you're almost out of there...bbaaaammmm... something happens. Owen is only on his regular monitors and his NG feeds...nothing we can't do in the comfort of our home :).
They do need to continue to monitor his heart function and make sure he's stable before we bring him home. They are tweaking his meds and only time will tell how he does.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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2 comments:
yeah!! Everyone told me those darn chest tubes were so painful. So glad Owen is tube free and progressing. All our love.
I hope you are outta there soon! I would love to see you this weekend. You need to email me your phone number so I can call you when I get into town.
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