Return from OR

Caden just returned from the OR and we had an answer to our prayers. He did not have to be intubated at all! The anesthesiologists were able to use a mask to administer sedation and the whole procedure took only 10-20 minutes. Dr. Reddy was able to pull the piece of the catheter out easily. He gave me the piece of catheter they pulled out as well as a new catheter so we could see what it looked like. The new catheter has two small cuffs on it which are not supposed to come off of the sheath. However, when they pulled the line out, one of the cuffs remained in place inside Caden while the rest of the catheter came out. They said they had never seen this happen before, but obviously the catheter was defective. We asked if somebody was going to communicate with the company who manufactures the catheters to let them know about this and they said they were. We are glad about that, however, it doesn't change the fact that Caden had to have another surgery because of the defective product.

According to Dr. Reddy, he doesn't feel this will set us back too much. He said he wants Caden to remain without any feeds until around 11 pm tonight. Then, they will start those back up again. In a couple days, one of the surgeons will remove the bandages over the incision site. And, he thought we would be back up on third floor tomorrow. Of course this is dependent on bed space. So, please pray for bed availability and that Caden will recover quickly and we can again be homeward-bound. What a day!