So yesterday after being tossed out of the private room for a infectious infant...okay, I'm over that!...Tanner's morning xray showed LOTS of fluid gathered right where they just took out the 2 chest tubes. So we had to stop all food/drinks and the doctors gave him LOTS of diuretics. BUT it didn't make a difference, so at 3:00, the surgeon and two nurses came to the bedside and put Tanner in a deep sleep and inserted another drain in his right side. I stayed until he went to sleep and then high-tailed it out of here and ran down to the cafeteria for a quick lunch. It only took 15 minutes...and 400 ccs of fluid came dumping out! Everyone was shocked! No wonder he wasn't feeling good for 2 days and lost his appetite. Good thing they put a tube back in...BUT it stalls our release date. Now we're looking at AT LEAST another week, if not two. Mark and the kids came for a quick visit today before heading back to school on Monday. So we're not sure how the visits will go because of the school schedule...Tanner and I went for a nice walk today around the 6th and 7th floors. The doctors have signed us off monitors for an hour each day to move around. Tanner still rides in the wagon because we have to bring our "drain box" with us. He's been real uncomfortable since they put back in the drain but has really enjoyed going to the playroom to pick out new books to read.
Yesterday and today I've been rushing back and forth to the window at the end of the hall to see the Blue Angels flying by. They've been practicing for this weekend's "Fleet Week" so it's been fun to see them!
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