Friday started out pretty mellow. Colt was in pretty good spirits, more talkative and his great night nurse figured out his vomiting issue. They typically give a medicine after surgery if the child leaves intubated to help with the acids in the stomach and to prevent nausea and vomiting. But since Colt was extubated in the OR he didn't get it. So long story short, she started him on it and wa-la! No problems. He started out eating and drinking small amounts and began to feel better. He walked again that morning all the way to the fish tank, which was a pretty long distance. Cousin Bryn happened to show up at the right time and was able to walk with him that afternoon. What a great thing! As soon as they got to the fish tank, he was like a new person. He was happy, smiling and playful for the first time all week. He then got to take a wagon ride downstairs to the bigger aquarium. Ever since, he has been like the old Colt. We are so happy he's acting like he normally does. He's still uncomfortable of course, but he's getting used to it.
Day 4
Today has been more of the same. Great mood, still eating and drinking. Yesterday his chest tubes did start with a milky discharge which is typically from the fat in the food he eats. So he is now on a low fat diet. Thankfully he doesn't eat a lot of fried and fatty food, but it's also kind of hard in the hospital to have many choices. Good thing he can have goldfish and gummies though :). But on the bright side we moved out of ICU today, yay!! So we have our own little private room and we can all stay together! So as long as he keeps doing well we are just waiting for his chest tubes to stop draining and we can go home. Unfortunately there's no real timeline. They could stop tomorrow or 5 days from now. So, it's just wait and see from now on.
Again, thanks so much for all the support. We feel so loved and it's been so comforting having all of you praying for Colt and us.
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