There are no open rooms upstairs so the move will probably be tomorrow morning.
Today was a very uneventful day; which we like. A lot.
However uneventful = long. And mom and dad are tired. But seeing him so much better is worth the loss of sleep.
He was advanced to full feeds today-and got one full Pediasure bolus feed, and did fabulous with it. We are having a little issue with some increased stooling still, but all his stool tests for protein and fat loss have been negative. I'm sure it's the nasty Rocephin and Augmentin antibiotics he's getting for the pneumonia he doesn't have. ;)
They switched him over to regular nasal cannula early this morning and it was supposed to be at 3 liters, but the oxygen regulator in his room goes from 2 to 6, so 2 it is! And at 2 he's sitting pretty at anywhere from 92-96 on his sat.
We are going on one of his longer hospital admissions, as tomorrow will be 9 days. His stays for his open hearts weren't even this long! But we will stay as long as we need to in order for him to be back at baseline before we take him back home.
And aside from a couple of doofus residents, he has had some of the best care we have ever experienced at The Mercy. Thank you to all of our Nurses, RT's, Rad Techs, Care Assistants, Residents, Medical Students, Attending Staff, housekeeping to cafeteria to Security, It takes a finely tuned machine to make a peds hospital work; addressing the needs of the patient and the parents, all while trying to keep everyone happy; and this place makes it look easy.
Going to try to get some sleep now. If only I could sleep this soundly:
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