Post Op Day 1

Where did we leave off? Last night Logan remained stable for the most part. He had a few more runs of vtach and low blood pressure. They gave him a medication to help with his arrhythmia and he didn't have any more that were of any concern.

They do morning rounds everyday and it's always nice to be there to hear what their plan is. So, today the plan was to take Logan off of the paralytic, so that he can start to wake up and move around. In doing this they have to find a balance between him being awake and him being comfortable. This took a little while and was hard to see. He would wake up, move around and start to gag, cough and bite on the intubation tube. He was trying to cry or yell but couldn't make any sounds. We comforted him the best we could, and the nurses were quick to give him something to manage the pain and anxiety. He would fall back to sleep pretty quick after given more medication. This happened throughout the day, but they've finally found a good mix of medications to keep him comfortable and sleepy. Although he is intubated, he is initiating his own breaths. The machine kick in for him if he forgets to breath, but for the most part, when we left him tonight he was doing all of the work, which is excellent and a great step in order to get that tube out. (Fingers crossed that it comes out tomorrow!)

They did end up giving him some blood to help with his blood pressure. He has been having a hard time keeping it up, but after the blood this evening he seems to be doing much better. Some medications can have an effect on blood pressure as well, so that is something everyone is watching out for. At the moment though, it is holding steady. Other than that, there is nothing really new. It is all baby steps right now, which is fine. We are following Logan's lead. Letting him show us what he can handle right now. Tomorrow is a new day, he will be getting his chest bandage off, which I am excited to see, and hopefully, extubated! I will update tomorrow.

Also, we had some visitors today!!!!

As always, thank you all for your love, messages, thoughts and prayers! He's doing really well!