I owe you guys a much longer post, but it has been a crazy couple of days.
Ike was extubated yesterday, which was wonderful! But getting him to wake up from all the movie star knock out drops proved challenging. It's been a real E True Hollywood Story up in here.
The good news is that he's breathing with his face! No vent! No trach! He's on a little O2, but that's ok.
The not so good news is that he's in the throes of withdrawal from the morphine and ketamine and all that fun stuff. So we're tapering with methadone and other than being super shaky and dopey and pooping 10 times a day (yay, poop, but… Yikes), he's chillin' and watching TV and trying to regain his strength.
Here's a dark pic of Ike-a-saurus enjoying some Disney Channel this morning.
Whew!
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Thank you God!!! What a wonderful update. Thank you for keeping us posted. We’ll be praying for the withdrawal. Glad to hear he’s pooping finally. 😀
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YAY!
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Look at that little cutie pie! I’m actually a little verklempt right now. I hope the withdrawal from the ‘hard stuff’ goes well, but Ike’s proved that he’s one tough little guy. Good thoughts for you all keep a’comin’!
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I’m glad he is doing good. You will be home before you know it.
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awesome update! breathing with his own mouth! woohoo! hugs all around:)
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YAY!!!!! hugs for everyone!!
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tears of joy. i don’t care if i’m at work. i am SO happy for you, for ike, for everyone.
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So happy to hear this! Hoping for a speedy recovery and rest for you all! Keeping you guys in my prayers.
Britney
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Yay! for the good, Boo! for the bad, but this bad is better than the old bad!
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Ok, the poop comment just reminded me of Trainspotting 🙂
Glad things are improving!
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He is just so so so so so so cute! Holding all of you in my thoughts and hoping for smooth and easy daily improvement.
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Face breathing is, like, totally awesome.
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Hooray for face breathing!!!!!
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I’m so happy to see such a great report! Yay!
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Amazing. I surprised myself with a few tears of joy as well. Great to see him face breathing and chilin. How are mom and dad doing? I hope you guys are able to rest a little better now.
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I’ve been quietly following your blog for a while, and just wanted to tell you how happy I am to see this tremendous step (the whole face breathing thing). It is so miraculous. Thanks for sharing all the inspiring, scary, poignant and funny stories. I imagine it must feel weird to be sharing this personal stuff with crazy strangers, but after following the experience you have faced, it’s wonderful to see what happens next. You and your family are in my thoughts. I hope the little guy feels better and better soon.
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