Still on the breathing tube

Yesterday was a busy day, we had trouble getting in to see him in the morning because he didn't do so well when they tried to take his tube out. Drew was breathing well on his own with the tube in but when they took it out his cried for 10 seconds tried to breathe then jsut stopped breathing. They tried to bag him and give him a chance to breathe on his own but he just wouldn't so they had to re-tube him :( They think there is some swelling in his throat or he had a muscle spasm which blocked his breathing. I was so upset that it didn't go as planned, he shocked the respitory tech and the docs and nurses who thought the extubation was going to be very smooth. I spent most of the day beside Drew's bed just holding his hand or stroking his forehead.

His stats are all good and he is breathing with little assistance today so they will try to take the tube out again late afternoon. He is receiving breastmilk through a tube in his nose so at least he isn't hungry. They have cut back on his morphine so he will be alert when they do the extubation later. He opens his eyes every few hours and looks at us witha drunk look in his eyes. I am sure he is very confused as to what has happened ot him. He really hates all those tubes.

I will try to update later today.