CICU

Caelen did great in surgery and Dr Spray said he didn't encounter anything unusual, so the Fontan was as expected and uneventful. Yay!

He came back to CICU around 3:00, but we didn't get in to see him until about 5:30 because he has a pneumothorax (air in his chest cavity). So they were taking X-rays and making sure he was safe to extubate, which he did. Just to give him support until the air drains from his chest cavity (the air is pushing against the right lung and keeping it from fully inflating), he has an oxygen mask on and being fed 100% pure oxygen.

His sats were a little rocky in the beginning, but they are steadily improving. His o2 is in the upper 80's and low 90's which is awesome. We've never seen numbers this high. Now granted, he is still getting oxygen support, but they have been steadily increasing from the mid to upper 70's when we came in. His chest tube drainage is on par and slowing a bit, as well as thinning. All good things. His blood pressure is bouncing a little bit too, but the nurses are staying on top of it.

So all in all, Caelen is doing as expected. The next 48 hours can be bumpy as the medical team adjusts meds and treatment and he wakes up. The goal is to keep him calm and hopefully asleep right now so he doesn't pull at his lines anymore.

We are hoping for a calm and mostly peaceful night for Caelen so he can rest. Thank you to all for so, so very many wonderful messages today. We truly appreciate all of the support and prayers for our miracle boy.

Love,
Katye, Martin and Caelen