Andrew had a pretty good day today. By this morning he was down to 12 breaths per minute from the ventilator (from 28 in two days). That seemed to be a little tiring for him, so they moved him back up to 16. Aside from the one setback, the weaning is still moving forward. By the time we left the hospital today, he was back down to 14.
He's also starting to get food again. They started with 5cc over three hours, just to prime his stomach again....then they switched to 3cc per hour on a continuous drip. They'll increase it by 1cc every 12 hours (he's already at 4). Hopefully last week's surgery will allow him to get up to "full feeds" rather quickly, without any worry about him spitting up. Though no surgery is an entirely positive process, at least I can say that my baby will never throw up on me....at least not more than he can hold in his mouth.
It's going to be a busy week, including business trips to Seattle and San Francisco. I'll be heading to the hospital directly from the airport on at least two days, and the other days are jam-packed full of additional work. I'll try to keep the information flowing, but this week's entries may be more quick updates than long informational posts.
UPDATE: We just heard from the nurse that they've weighed him for the first time since the third of October. He's now 6.52 kilograms, which roughly equates to 14 pounds, 6 ounces.
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Hi Ryans! I had a question about Andrew's surgery. I think you said it will prevent him from throwing up/spitting up. What happens if he ever needs to throw up (ie stomach flu, college parties etc :) ) Will that be a problem or will he just not have the need to? Just wondering about that!
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