Fontan Day 7: June 6th 11:30 am(chest tubes out)

Great news.  The team decided to pull the rest of Caden's chest tubes and wires.   This is a great thing as now he will not only feel better, but it should make for easier walking, moving, and pretty much everything.  As many of you commented…..yes, chyllous does stink.  He did still have chyllous but the rationale was that he body will absorb the rest.  Doctor Russell said chyllous can just happen because of the difference in pressures in his body from this Fontan surgery.  Doctor's said if for some reason x-ray tomorrow morning looks cloudy that means his body isn't absorbing it, or it is too much they will have to put another tube in to drain the fluid out of his chest cavity.  However, that tube would be much smaller, and more flexible than the ones that were in before.  So we pray to stay on this path of great news……minimal chyllous that his body can control.  Caden is still sleeping from the versed/codeine/ketamine.  He wasn't asleep enough with versed so they had to give ketamine shots in both legs to put him out since he didn't have a line to administer the drugs.  Bummer, but the good news is when he wakes up he should feel so much better with his new tube-free body.  On another happy note….my mother-in-law Sue skyped us today to we were able to see our boy Griffin.  So good to see you little boy!  I miss you.  We will be home soon.

Love always - Melissa and David

Sleeping off the Sedation from taking the tubes out