Day 3

The slow post-op process of taking things away has begun...

Today:

• the epinephrine was turned off and his pressures held their own;
• the morphine was reduced from 60 to 40 mEq/kg/hr and when he woke up for a few minutes this evening, he was a bit more alert thanks to it;
• the isoproterenol was turned from .04 to .03 mEq/kg/hr and will continue to be weaned as long as his heart rate stays above 120bpm;
• the peripheral IV in his left foot came out so all 10 ten toes are available to be tickled;
• the NIRS (that crazy headband on his forehead that measures his brain's oxygen saturation) came off.

Phew!

Lots more to go... Enjoying the small steps in the right direction...