His Chest is Closed!

Dr. Bichell came in this afternoon and closed up Ayden's chest (they did this is in his room - how crazy is that?).  We have been told that Ayden handled the ordeal exceptionally well.  Apparently, they only had to give him pain medication and nothing else.  Thank you, God!

They will continue to monitor his blood pressure (going down is bad), oxygen level (going down is bad), and right atrial pressure (going up is bad).  Got all that?  These issues could indicate swelling in his chest, which would put increased (and unwanted) pressure on his heart, which might require him to be opened back up.  As long as there are no problems with those, he'll move on to the next step - getting rid of that annoying breathing tube - possibly tomorrow.  So, tonight is a very important night.  He doesn't need to do anything extra.  He just needs to maintain.

So you can see the difference a day makes, I'll put some (new) before (still view at your own risk) and after pictures after the jump.  You'll notice he's no longer sumo wrestler baby (he's been peeing a lot).

BEFORE

AFTER