We would like to take a second to thank all of you who have been praying. We believe it is because of those prayers being answered that Hunter is making progress.
Yesterday was full of "thank you God" moments. It started in the morning with his first x-ray that showed the lung had fully inflated. So at that time they unplugged the water suction unit, it was still attached to his chest tube as it served as a water seal. They then explained that we would wait for the next x-ray in the afternoon.
Throughout the morning he felt better, ate a good breakfast and lunch and was looking good. The afternoon x-ray went just as well and they decided to take out the chest tube. It was an uncomfortable procedure, but he handled it like a champ. The next step was to wait for yet another x-ray in the evening, if that was clear we would be going home about 8:30. Throughout the rest of the day we watched Draft Day, dad slept! The nurse, she was awesome, came in several times and began to unhook all the unnecessary equipment and wires, all he has currently is his IV lead.
Yesterday evening they came in around 6:00 pm to take an x-ray and it seemed like they had immediate results. Two of the surgeons came in and were explaining to us the procedures of discharge and what to expect at home. Then... The results came back! Unfortunately, he still has a tiny sliver of air pocket remaining so they kept his one more night for observation. That pretty much popped our balloon, yet he
We awoke this morning, after a rough night of sleep on a very uncomfortable bed and Hunter getting poked and prodded all night. I just can't figure out why they just don't let us sleep. The transport just arrived to take him for his x-ray, we will keep you updated and please keep the prayers coming.
On a lighter note, he has been having a competition to see if he could break his urine output of 510 cc's. We are happy to announce that this morning his output was 550 cc's! Hey... I told you he was a competitive athlete! KEEP PRAYING!
