Mid-day update: Ethan's still doing well off oxygen, still on blow-by oxygen though. He drank 2 apple juices this morning, got 2 monitors removed (from head & back), got his Foley bladder catheter removed, Arterial line (A-line) IV removed from his wrist, & is on Toridol (sp?) for pain as needed through his IV. He's also taking Tylenol by mouth. He's been awake since the last update at 7am and just fell asleep at 12:15pm.
Main goal for today is to work on getting him up & moving around so fluid can continue to drain from his chest tubes so he doesn't risk getting pneumonia. Physical Therapy (PT) came by this morning & helped him sit up & hang his legs off the side of the bed. They'll be back a couple more times today, gradually building to sitting in a chair & standing on his own. He also has to be off all IV meds before we can leave the ICU & move up to "the floor".
While in ICU, Dan & I can't eat in there, nor can we have our phones on so sorry if we miss your call. We appreciate all the calls & comments on here & on Facebook. We enjoy reading every message, even if we can't personally respond to them.
Please keep up the prayers, we are definitely feeling them being answered!
2 comments:
Julie and Dan - we have been praying for Ethan and are so glad to hear he is doing well. It must not be easy for the little guy to be so tied down. Grace and peace and much love to you all. Aunt Jo
We are very glad to hear that "E" is doing so well. May God's presence be felt in a great way while he is recovering.
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