More Weaning

Lincoln has been doing really well after his surgery. The doctors have been weaning his ventilator oxygen again over the past few days. When Dan and I left for home tonight, Linc was down to 44% oxygen. His nitric oxide has also been weaned once. He is no longer on his blood pressure medicine (dopamine) or his med to help his heart work efficiently (Milrinone). He is only on one med to help his blood vessels relax in his lungs (Sildenifil), which he has been on from the beginning. He has handled all of the weaning very well. His sedation was reduced a little today and his paralysis was lifted yesterday, so he is somewhat active again. We are still not wanting him to get too excited at this point, so I cannot yet read to him or hold him yet, but I do a whole lot of gazing and hand holding! Once Lincoln can get down to 21% oxygen (the amount that is in normal air) he will be ready for extubation!