Today was a great day! Ethan successfully dropped from .2L of o2 overnight to .1L around 9am. He maintained his o2 sats all morning so at 1pm, his nurse turned the oxygen off, removed the nasal cannula & he's been on room air ever since!
He also had a great looking chest X-ray this morning so they stopped the IV Lasix & started the oral version. He'll be on that 2x/day for about 6 weeks at home I think. The only problem is that he says it tastes bad so I requested if they could mix it with a flavor for his next dose.
We don't want to get our hopes up yet, but in rounds this morning, the cardiologist told me that if all the above things I mentioned go well today & he continues to get up & walk & practice his deep breaths, then the goal is to get discharged tomorrow afternoon!
So far, everything's right on track so please say an extra prayer tonight &/or in the morning that all goes well between now & 8am when the docs/nurses round again & maybe our next post will be definitive as to whether or not we're going home!
Also, add to your prayers for safety & peace of mind for Dan as he leaves us for a couple days on a business trip. And for a smooth transition home. I've pretty much already been the sole caretaker for Ethan's recovery this week but it's been nice to have the nurses around to get hijn in & out of bed, etc so I don't over-exert myself during this pregnancy. The last 2 nurses were especially concerned about me & went out of their way to help b/c they're afraid I may go into labor early if I overdo it & that kinda freaks them out b/c they have no training in labor & delivery!
Well, time to attempt to sleep on this vinyl couch for hopefully the last time! Will update in the morning as soon as I know the plan!
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