May 7, 2013
We have been waiting all day to hear if the chest tube gets to come out. Finally at 9:00 tonight a nurse called to let us know that YES! They were able to take it out and so far he is doing O.K. They will take another X-ray around midnight to make sure he isn't leaking any air. Baby steps toward getting better! The good news that comes with the chest tube removal is that they can decrease his sedation a little. The Chest tube is really painful and so they kept him very sedated to keep him comfortable. He will still be sedated because of the ventilator but we might be able to see a little bit more life in him in the next few days.
He is a little jaundice so in the picture you'll see he is sporting a new pair of goggles. and getting a tan under the lights!
Hopefully more good news tomorrow!
The Gordon's