Nicholas seems in good spirits today. Although since he's not able to eat anything, he does get a bit fussy now and then hoping someone will feed him.
I'm not sure the Octreotide is working. One of his chest tubes had more output over the past 2 days. The other one however had almost none. I guess it is good if even one side clears up because the surgeons told me that they can only do the pleurodesis one side at a time. But I'm still keeping my hopes up that it doesn't come to that at all and that the drainage completely stops soon. I am so ready to have my baby home.
They put him on another heart medicine, Digoxin, to lower his heart rate. I asked about this since his cardiologist didn't seem to be concerned about his heart rate. But the doctor that put him on it said it is only temporary because he thinks if his heart rate is lower, it may help to clear up the chest tube drainage.
I hope the new meds do the trick. Sounds like the doctors have a plan and know what they are doing. I hope and pray he'll improve quickly and can come home!
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