Anders remains extubated. He is back on cpap. Sounds like the plan is to have him split time between the cpap and the casino tubes. He's not quite ready for the casino tubes all on his own. His CO2 was high on the casinos, hence the switch. His next gas after the switch to cpap was good again. After he got the good gas report, the nurse allowed me to hold him this morning. Anders went down from a 50% to a 30% oxygen rate. It's awkward to hold him with the cpap, but he is keeping the tubes in his nose better than before. They gave him a little piece of clothy plastic (I have no idea what it is) to keep the tubes from falling out. The most important thing is that he remains extubated. Every day that he's extubated is a day his lungs get much stronger and the one major roadblock to his transfer erodes.
His sodium is where it needs to be. He has another day of antibiotics. The results of his battery of tests should come in today. Anders is ending his hydrocortazone treatment for his lungs today. Provided he doesn't have an infection, his pic line will be removed tomorrow. He's getting old enough now that if they need to run a new IV, then can now get it in his arm.
So far, another good day. Hopefully Anna will get to hold him this afternoon or evening.
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