Updated Update...Super Tuesday

Recovery Room



When we went into the recovery room just about 20 minutes after surgery, Wyatt was wide awake and extubated!! (the breathing tube removed). He was a little fussy, so the nurse gave him some pain medication and then he took a nap. We waited in the recovery room for a long time because all the beds were full on the 6th floor- yes, I said the 6th floor. It was orginally planned for Wyatt to go to the PICU after surgery, but he is doing so well, that they moved him to the 6th floor. Moving to the 6th floor is great, but since all the beds are full, we are at the very last room at the end of the hallway in a corner. No one can see Wyatt and if we leave, he is all by himself in a corner at the end of the hallway. Wyatt has a quiet cry and can aspirate- it's not safe for him to be out of view from a nurse. I requested our old spot back or one similar to it, so hopefully when beds become open, we can move. Our next step will be to meet with his doctors to discuss what's next for Wyatt. He will need a swallow study done and we will have to determine if he needs a g-tube. I am hoping to meet with the GI docs to formulate a plan. Wyatt is sound asleep now and looks good. Guess who Wyatt's neighbor was in the recovery room? His neighbor from the NICU back in November!!!! I think Wyatt and Drew just wanted to hang out together and they planned this meeting!!!