Noah's chest has been closed for 24 hours now! PRAISE GOD!! He is having some issues with his renal sats and blood pressure. The swelling has gone down a lot in his face! He looks more like himself :) He is becoming VERY tolerant to his sedation meds, requiring even more to keep him asleep. I can't wait until we can start weening him off! He had a couple extra doses of lasix (his diuretic) had put off a lot of extra fluid. He has been spiking fevers over night, but I think it is mainly due to his agitation so he has been getting Tylenol.
Over all he is doing good! We just need to keep praying for the usual. Another request added to the prayer list is to get him weened off the epinephrin (the heart function med). That is our next 'moving forward' goal.