Fontan Update #6: Recovery Begins

After a wait that seemed like it lasted forever, Allison and I finally we able to go back to see Ayden. I was prepared to be really bothered by seeing him laid out on the bed, but he actually looked pretty good. He occasionally opened his eyes, probably mostly in response to our voices. They are talking about a goal of extubating tonight, mainly in the context of "we need to get ________ where we want it so we can hopefully extubate." For instance, his blood pressure was a little low, so they gave him some fluid volume. There are also giving him some electrolytes to hopefully bring them into normal ranges. Overall, I think they are pretty pleased with where he is, which means I am, too. The first step is getting rid of the breathing tube. Time will tell if he takes that first step tonight.