Post Surgery Day 2
I haven't kept this blog up as much as I was hoping while we are in the ICU. It has been pretty uneventful. Calvin has been stable and progressing well. We are still in ICU and hopefully by next week will be out of here.
Calvin went into surgery for a PA band on Monday. This was done to slow the blood flow to the lungs. He has extra going in there due to his heart condition and he needed this surgery to slow everything down. The surgery went well & there were no complications. Which is great and we know it is all because God allowed us to have amazing surgeons. I about cried when the surgeon came into tell us everything went well & there were no complications. I was so joyful for what God has been doing it.
God has allowed everything so far to be smooth and easy going for Calvin. Post surgery we got to see him for a little while, but went home early because it had been a long day. I was exhausted. He has done well the last 2 days. By the time I got to the hospital Tuesday afternoon, he had already lost his drainage tube and other wires. They had been lowering his ventilator to wean him off of that. By 3pm he was able to get the breathing tube out and was placed on a cpap to help his lungs open up. He still has extra fluid in them and so he needs some positive pressure to help his lungs breath deep enough.
When I left the hospital last night his cpap had been lowered a little more and they were still waiting to feed him with formula.
He had an uneventful night last night, which is good! When I got to the hospital today the cpap machine was gone and he had another machine with a nasal canula in his nose. The nurse told me they took him off the cpap and were working on just giving him high flow oxygen to see how his lungs were doing. His stats (heart rate, breaths per minute, & oxygen saturation) were doing good on the 100% oxygen so they lowered it to 50%. His breaths per minute are higher than we like and he seems to be working hard for them. If he is unable to slow them down then he will go back on the cpap for a little while longer.
We are so excited and thrilled for the work God is doing in Calvin's life. He is allowing us to be at a great hospital with great cardiologist. Calvin's progress is moving forward quickly, which I am fine if it needs to be a little slower too, I want God's will to be done in him. We can't wait to bring Calvin home, but want him to be healthy when we do! We know there is still more surgeries involved as he grows and more hospital stays, but we are becoming pretty comfortable with the hospital and the drive. The staff is great & we love the nurses.
Continue to pray for our stay here, for Calvin's progress, for us as parents, and for T as his world has been turned upside down and he is transitioning into being a big brother.
Calvin went into surgery for a PA band on Monday. This was done to slow the blood flow to the lungs. He has extra going in there due to his heart condition and he needed this surgery to slow everything down. The surgery went well & there were no complications. Which is great and we know it is all because God allowed us to have amazing surgeons. I about cried when the surgeon came into tell us everything went well & there were no complications. I was so joyful for what God has been doing it.
God has allowed everything so far to be smooth and easy going for Calvin. Post surgery we got to see him for a little while, but went home early because it had been a long day. I was exhausted. He has done well the last 2 days. By the time I got to the hospital Tuesday afternoon, he had already lost his drainage tube and other wires. They had been lowering his ventilator to wean him off of that. By 3pm he was able to get the breathing tube out and was placed on a cpap to help his lungs open up. He still has extra fluid in them and so he needs some positive pressure to help his lungs breath deep enough.
When I left the hospital last night his cpap had been lowered a little more and they were still waiting to feed him with formula.
He had an uneventful night last night, which is good! When I got to the hospital today the cpap machine was gone and he had another machine with a nasal canula in his nose. The nurse told me they took him off the cpap and were working on just giving him high flow oxygen to see how his lungs were doing. His stats (heart rate, breaths per minute, & oxygen saturation) were doing good on the 100% oxygen so they lowered it to 50%. His breaths per minute are higher than we like and he seems to be working hard for them. If he is unable to slow them down then he will go back on the cpap for a little while longer.
We are so excited and thrilled for the work God is doing in Calvin's life. He is allowing us to be at a great hospital with great cardiologist. Calvin's progress is moving forward quickly, which I am fine if it needs to be a little slower too, I want God's will to be done in him. We can't wait to bring Calvin home, but want him to be healthy when we do! We know there is still more surgeries involved as he grows and more hospital stays, but we are becoming pretty comfortable with the hospital and the drive. The staff is great & we love the nurses.
Continue to pray for our stay here, for Calvin's progress, for us as parents, and for T as his world has been turned upside down and he is transitioning into being a big brother.
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