"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
--Jeremiah 29:11

Friday, August 28, 2009

Chest Tube In

Connie just received his new left chest tube and the procedure went very well and we should be allowed to see him in about 15 more minutes. Pray that this is the final hurdle and he now moves in the right direction. He's getting a little harder to settle, needing the morphine and ativan together rather than one or the other. They haven't yet gone up on his dex because we're hoping to extubate later afternoon or night and it wouldn't really kick in until then anyway so they're trying to hold off on upping his drips any. He's arching his back some and crying when he wakes up. Poor baby. It will be so much better when he gets that ET tube out and loses his LA line. Then he can have some more freedom.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

All of us at UMMC in Batavia, New York are thinking and praying for Connie and his family.

krissy ringo said...

we are waiting for that tube to come out too! who will win the race? :o)

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the updates, Erin. Looks like Matthew's tube is out...Connie's is NEXT!!! Still saying lots of prayers for him. Went to Mass this morning especially for these two little boys. Father Joe is praying lots for Connie, too! We hope things go smoothly for you from here, so you can finally rest!!! Big hugs and lots of prayers....
April Giesmann

H. James said...

Caught up on the updates again. Hopefully the new chest tube does the trick to improve that lung. Hopefully the bleeeding stops and his crit stabilizes. We are thinking about you!!!

Ellen McDonald said...

Erin, I'm glad that the surgery went so smoothly and hope that the post-op gets better and the new tube helps. sending good thoughts your way!

Ellen (yahoo l-tga, mom to enzo)

Anonymous said...

Continuing to keep Connie in my prayers. sounds like things are definately going in the right direction. I too hope the tube comes out soon and that he is totally ready for it.
He looks good in the pictures.

hugs and prayers,
Wendy, Andrew's mom L-TGA group

Unknown said...

Praying for you all, Erin.

Lisa @
All That and a Box of Rocks