Wyatt is alert and happy today and back to his old self of pulling off his socks, pulse ox probe, shaking his rattle, shaking his head no, and dropping things. It's so refreshing to seem him like this. We have not had to press the pain button all day! The ng tube was removed, he is down to 1/4 liter of oxygen and stating 100 percent. The chest tube is still in, but is clamped. His most recent chest x-ray shows no sign of more fluid accumulating which is good news. He is still very congested and has some secretions so he needs to be deep suctioned every now and then. G-tube feeds were started at 2pm of 5ml of pedilyte and it will gradually increase over time. Later tonight we will be moving to the IMC section of floor 6. Currently we are in the PICU on the 7th floor. It's so important to me that Wyatt is close to a nurse since the probability of him aspirating is increased because of the vocal cord persis which is why I like the IMC and PICU. So far (knock on wood) he is making a speedy recovery. I don't want to rush things and would rather take things slow. I have learned that Wyatt does not like sudden changes. So far I am very happy the way things are going.
9 comments:
So glad to see/read that things are on the mend and that the "old" Wyatt is back...I don't think he liked the idea of you going back to work at the end of summer!
PatV
Wyatt is a super baby! I can't believe how great he looks so soon! We're thrilled for you all! Better watch that he doesn't get up and walk out of Hopkins!
Keep up the excellent work Wyatt!
Your buddy Jack, Vic & James
Wow, Gina!! Just checked the blog after being away all weekend. So sorry to hear about the ER surgery but it sounds like he is doing much better. We pray Wyatt continues to recover. Take care and hang in there.
Maria, Joe, Grace and Daniel
Amazing! We all should be so resilient! Wyatt, as always, impresses us all. So glad he is doing so well. Hurray! Thank you, Gina, for keeping the world posted on his progress. He is an inspiration.
Laura H.
I'm so happy to see Wyatt back to his old self and doing so well! What a tough little guy. His name and its meaning fits him very well!
Jen Miller
Wow, have not checked the blog for a bit, sorry to hear about the weekends events, but sounds like things are going well. We will keep Wyatt in our prayers!!
Chuck, Sue and Megan
Wow, what a fighter little Wyatt is. I just sat down to catch up on him and was so suprised to see that he had such an eventful Labor Day weekend planned for the family. Back to pulling on his feet and smiling..so glad to see. We will continue to pray for Wyatt and his recovery after this surgery. Take Care, Stacy
Wyatt is quite a handsome little guy. Glad to hear he is getting along so well. We will continue to keep him and the other CDH babies in our prayers.
Way to go Wyatt! You are such a strong little boy. Skyla would be so proud of you. So glad to see you looking so much better. Keep it up darlin. We dont want to hear about you being back in hospital. This is the last time. Ok handsome little man.
Kristy, Mummy to angel ^^SKYLA^^
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