'Quick' Fix

The doctors called this morning to tell us the breathing tube had slipped out of the right side and was now giving air to both lungs. They planned another bronchoscopy to put it back where it should be. The assured us it was a quick fix and no big deal. This was supposed to happen at 11am.

Brian's dad came up for a visit and to meet his new grandson for the first time today. We got to the hospital at around 1:30pm, expecting his bronchoscopy to be finished. It hadn't happened yet. The receptionist said they were just about to start and asked us to wait in the waiting room. We waited for about an hour. When the doctor came out, we found out that the procedure that the receptionist was talking about was for another baby in Lawson's room; his hadn't started yet!! Apparently the other baby's procedure involved a sterile environment, so no one else could be in the room.

Luckily, we were able to see Lawson BEFORE they began. Brian and his dad went in first. When they came out, Grandpop was really happy because he felt like Lawson knew he was there. He was wide awake and seemed really alert. When it was my turn, I got a few pictures, but they kicked me out before I could get a video clip because they were ready to begin. About 15 minutes later the doctor came out to let us know that everything went fine. They were just waiting for the x-ray to come back so they could make sure they got it exactly where they wanted it. The team couldn't leave until that was certain, which meant we couldn't visit either. We left the hospital at around 5:30 and asked the doctor to call when everything was complete. If you're doing the math, we spent about 4 hours at the hospital. In all we probably spent about 10 minutes with Lawson today. They called when we got home and everything was fine.

I was able to upload the video I took yesterday though. :) The clip is during the nurse's work up. She was checking his tubes and wires and changing his diaper. The voices you hear in the background are Brian's and Lawson's Primary Nurse, Cheri.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygWQ-OEpISI