It is 7:11am and Ethan is wide awake! We are watching Nick Jr. (big surprise) - some show about a blue octopus? Never seen it before.
As you can see in the picture above, the canula (the clear tube that is used to give O2 under the nose) is GONE! Overnight he was weined off of it. Well, technically he is on what is called "blow by" oxygen where a tube is placed close to his face that allows a greater concentration of O2 to be breathed in naturally. His O2 SATS(oxygen saturation) is at 98% right not which is nuts as yours and mine is probibly the same right now.
Overnight was not fun. He was very uncomfortable with the nasal canula. The chest tubes (he has 3) are the primary source of pain for Ethan. He is already off of all IV drip medicines. He still recieves pain meds every now and then but nothing on the constant drip which is great.
Ethan would love to get his chest tubes out and the sensor on his forhead off. I hate to see him unhappy and uncomfortable.
That's all for now. - Dan
1 comment:
Glad to see E doing well this morning! Oh..the blue octopus is Oswald! Its really cute! LOL Hope to see you guys soon!
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