June 18th, 2006. Beau's come out of his surgery "beautifully," so say his doctors and nurses. I'm pretty happy about that. His chest tube has come out today. He had a bit of a peeing problem last night but finally went three big pees in 4 hours. It's so funny to be really proud of your son and breathing a little easier when he pees.
He had a small issue with his breathing tube. Somehow there was a leak? As his nurse says, one possibility is that his trachea has grown with him and the tube they originally put in is now too small to form a seal. This means his lungs weren't being inflated as much as they should have been.
Today is the first full day after his PDA surgery and he's still looking really good. He's growing rather big and kicking those feet out then pulling them back in. His nurse says that retraction of his limbs is really advanced for his age. Lets hope and pray he continues to do so well.
posted by Andrea @ 5:03 PM
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Whew! I'm glad the surgery is over and most of all that it was a success! It took Halle a few days to get back to "normal" after her ligation. I think she needed meds to calm her down and keep her from moving around so much. And I remember a few times that Halle's tube had a leak as well. It made her vent settings jump around a lot. When they finally changed it she did much better.
I'm praying that he continues to grow stronger every day!
I'm glad that Beau is doing well!
It is funny how peeing or some other body functions are cause for celebration! Been there - done that!
Keep up the great work Beau!
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