I meant to update earlier, but this morning everything was looking good. His drainage from his chest tubes has been pretty much non-existent all day. I even got to give him his first ever bottle today. It was nice to feed him and he even paused and looked up at me and gave me a big smile, as he always did when he was nursing. It was so sweet.
Later this afternoon his heart rate started going back up. By this evening, it was back into the 180's. Early on after his surgery it was in the 180's, so they gave him a med to lower it (and also to get his heart rhythm back to normal). He is still on that med, yet his heart rate is just as high again. I told his nurse about it and she ordered an EKG and chest x-ray stat. They have already done those, but I am still waiting for the doctors to come talk to me. I am just shaking waiting here. I'm really scared. Just when I was able to relax a bit.
Hang in there, Jamie. He is making progress, and this is hopefully just one of those minor setbacks they will quickly resolve. Please let us know when you hear anything. Our love and thoughts are always with you.
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