Thursday, March 19, 2009

No news is good news

We're on our way to the hospital in a few minutes. We wanted to spend a little time with my dad before he headed back home today. My mom is staying until, as she puts it, we kick her out. :) By the way, my dad was given a clean bill of health from his doctor and released with no restrictions. It still makes me nervous for him to drive all by himself, but he refused to let anyone come with him. He says that since he went to the hospital and the doctor said he was fine, he's now more capable than ever to 'handle the trip' since he knows it's not his heart! Hopefully Lawson will be as stubborn as his grandpa!


We called the hospital last night and Lawson's nurse, Lindsey, said everything was stable. They hadn't made any changes in his medications or machines. They were going to do another chest x-ray to check and see if there was any more air around his heart. The catheter hadn't produced any air in a while, so they thought either the air was gone, or the tube was in the wrong place.

When Brian called this morning the nurse said that the morphine seemed to be making him sick, so they've pulled back on the morphine and have moved him to his side. The left chest tube hasn't produced any fluid in several days, so they're planning to remove it today. To us, this is the best news of all because it gets him closer to being able to endure the next level of tests. They have to know what's wrong with him to make him better, but they have to get him stable enough for the tests to find out what's wrong with him. We haven't heard anything about them moving the heart catheter, so according to the nurse, that's good news.

2 comments:

  1. Hang in, Lawson! Soon you'll be here with us!
    The Nochettos send you their best wishes, and pray for your prompt recovery. Sofi wishes you well, so you can both meet soon and play together one day. You're in very good hands big boy!
    Matías, Marita and baby Sofía.

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  2. Brian/Mitzi,
    Michelle and I send our prayers and best wishes to you from Canada. My wife and her prayer group asked the big guy upstairs to look after your little guy down here and keep him safe.
    I am looking forward to joining Lawson and family under the great blue seas in the future where he can see the wonders of the undersea world with his family and friends.
    Michelle & Brian Wake

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