In most of the good shows on TV (there's really only 3), there's the "rest of the story" or an epilogue.
For our brave son, his epilogue involves winning the "tube game," going to Subway and then having some possible ongoing issues.
Yesterday (Monday the 9th), Matt went to see the doctor that did his surgery. He was pleased with the healing of Matt's incisions and gave Matt the "all clear" from a surgery standpoint. Matt was told he would be able to have his NG tube out and he pumped his fists with excitement. He is now officially "tubeless."
After the appointment, we headed to Subway to give Matt a chance to eat without any extra things in his way. He was happy to have the tube out and would likely have eaten just about anything.
His mood improved right away and the rest of the day was spent talking, singing, or eating without being annoyed by the tube.
As a result of the surgery, Matt came home with some equipment. He has oxygen and a "pulse-ox" or oximeter to measure his oxygen levels and his heart rate. Last night, we heard the alarm on the machine beeping several times. I investigated and discovered that his heart rate was dropping below the alarm setting of 50. Matt was awakened by the alarm so I'm not sure it was a concern, but we have called the cardiologist to see if we should do something more.
Stayed tuned (can you really be "tuned" to a blog?) for more riveting posts from the never dull, and always crazy Price clan.
1 comment:
Hey! Good to hear things are going so well with Matt. In regards to the heart rate and alarms, in one of my recent hospital stays the same thing kept happening to me. Since I was in ICU, they watched me closely and realized that I am what they called a "hibernating" sleeper. My heart rate drops to under 50 and stays slow and steady, as does my breathing. They changed the alarm setting and I was finally able to get some sleep. Hope they find it's as easy as that with Matt.
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