Let’s Get the Heck Outta Here

Thursday, March 8th – surgery

Friday, March 9th – extubated, moved out of the ICU into the ICU annex

Saturday, March 10th – moved out of the ICU annex to 7 West, the normal hospital wing

Sunday, March 11th – Don’t I WISH I could put go home!

Rowan is doing so well.  He is going to be back up to full feeds through his brand new G button.  He has no tubes down his throat.  He is pretty happy and coughs a lot less.  He certainly sleeps much better.

Our current understanding is that the following should happen before he goes home:

1.) Full feeds using G-button without issue – almost done.  Will be done by 8pm today.

2.) Switch from IV lasix twice a day to oral lasix 3 times a day.  Possibly remove his Broviac – should be easy to do.

3.) Get off the small amount of oxygen he’s been on post-extubation.  He is on 1/4 of a liter of oxygen. We’ll see if we can sort of slowly turn it down.  It’s debatable whether or not he needs it, but he seems to struggle when he is close to morphine doses, so we’re fine with it helping him stay comfortable.  We also may see if we can just take him home on it. Home is home. Oxygen is such a small thing to worry about.

We’ll hopefully meet with the docs today and get an idea on a timeline. My husband is flying home today so he can go back to work in the Adult ICU tomorrow.  I’m staying until he gets to go home, which we hope is soon.