Max's surgery went well. There were no complications and he was able to come off of the vent without any problem. He has an epidural as his pain management. But, yesterday and last night he was pretty uncomfortable so he has been getting morphine as needed to help. He has also been rubbing his eyes a lot so we are starting to wonder if he has gotten the dreaded itchiness that epidurals can cause (I had this and it is horrible). He has also been running a slight fever since surgery, so they gave him Tylenol around 4:00 this morning. As if he hadn't been through enough they also drew blood work to make sure there isn't an infection brewing- this took four heal bricks to get.
He has a circle shaped bandage covering the incision and the gtube itself. It doesn't look as bad as I thought it would. He also has a tube, that has slight suction to it, in his nose going into his belly to keep the stomach decompressed. As long as everything goes well, they will start a low dosage of feeds either tomorrow or Monday. They will also restart dialysis on one of those two days as well. Tim and I are very glad that this surgery is finally over. Once Max recovers, we can move on to the next steps of getting him home.
We'll keep you posted! Thanks everyone!
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I am glad the surgery went well and can't wait til Max can be at home in your arms, safe and sound!! Continue to keep your head held high and all will go well! Thoughts and prayers are coming your way!
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