So Sorry...we are finally out of surgery again. Once again Duke time, they took him back around 7:20 and we didn't get to see him until 11:00. But I can officially say we had our first uneventful procedure. They cleared out a lot of the fluid and put his trach in. It is more comfortable for Bo, but this does unable him to talk. So everyone when we can, feel free to call him and get your two cents in because he will not be able to respond back until the trach is out or plugged.
The doctor didn't really have to much to say other than hopefully tomorrow we can get some of the drugs to wear off and start trying on getting him up and moving a little bit more. They feel like he is moving on his way nicely and it might be time to think that we are getting over this hump. We are still not out of ICU, but we are getting closer. I have never been so proud of someone in the leaps and bounds that he made today. I could see him in his eyes and he even cut his eyes a couple of times. We are still working on getting his other organs to function more properly, but the tests now are done ever 12 hours instead of every hour. So that has to be progress for the lack of urgency. Small steps...
We are still watching his platelets and kidney function to get the potassium out again along with the other toxins. We are praying and praying for his hand to heal. It is wrapped in a splint and elevated to try and drain the extra fluid out. We are also praying for his liver to calm down and and the infection to clear itself up. They will still have to do another procedure to put a feeding tube in, but that should be in a couple of days.
But tonight along with praying for Bo to heal, please pray for two wonderful and amazing men that have helped me and my family through this incredible process. Bob nicknamed us the "Mod Squad", please pray for Bob and his wife, I will have to get her name tomorrow. Bob Fuller has been in ICU since January with his wife. They are trying to get her strong enough for a heart transplant and every day he comes in to be with her. He always has an arm around me with a smile on his face telling me to be cautiously optimistic and try to take each situation one problem at a time. And then there is Joe Edwards and his wife Marilyn. Marilyn was admitted two weeks exactly before Bo and she also had a double lung transplant. Joe not knowing me from Adam or Eve told me his story (they were on ECMO as well) and made me feel sane with everything that I was going through. He opened his heart and soul and we shared our emotions of everything and our frustrations. I selfishly talked most of the time about my frustrations and he kept quiet with me. Now able to step back and realize he must of wanted to strangle me because he had fought for so much longer. I am happy to say today Marilyn was move to "step-down" out of ICU and is starting the fight of using her lungs. These two men have touched my soul in a way that I hope and know I will never forget. I love them and their families and we will have that picnic soon to celebrate life.
I hope to post wonderful news tomorrow because I begin to feel like the sun a breaking through the clouds and my Bo is fighting back to me.
Love
Christi and Sweet Addi girl