Caiden Recovery Update

We all got to go see Caiden while he was in recovery, one at a time.  He was in some discomfort so they gave him pain medication as needed.  While he was transferred to a room in ICU we went to lunch.  When we came back he was settled in.  They let us all go into his room.  When I walked in I heard him make a noise that I had never heard before.  None of us had, and we realized we were were hearing is voice for the 1st time, but he was in distress.  What should have been a sweet moment turned to terror.  We quickly let his nurse know that he had never made that noise before, and the nurse let the senior resident know.  He was having trouble breathing.  Soon his stomach was sucking in like a person starving and then heaving it out again.  He was REALLY in distress and unbelievably someone in the room said does he usually breath like that?  We assured them, that no, he did not normally breathe like that so they called for help.  I did NOT understand why the senior resident, and nurse could do nothing, and just wait for someone ele to come.  No one was coming fast.  I went out to them and said "do you understand "this is an emergency?" And they said yes, and that they had called a R.T. (respiratory therapist.)  Thankfully we saw her running toward the room.  I thanked her for running as it seemed that everyone else's feet were cemented to the ground. She suctioned him considerably deeper than usual a couple of times and brought up a mucus plug which had been the problem.  He started breathing easier and I thanked her again for running to help.  The doctor said to give him a larger amount of Morphine, and the R.T. said to give him considerably less.  They went with what the R.T. said.  It felt like the dog and pony show.  As long as Caiden has his trach he will never be completely safe with the medical staff.  They just don't know what to do.  It's terrifying!

Caiden has started to swell, and his eye lids are turning purple.  Even his shoulders are swollen and red.  They will be testing his blood all night long.  I showed his nurse a picture of what he usually looks like.  She couldn't believe his beautiful blonde curls.  He looks a bit like a Sumo wrestler right now.  

Please continue to pray for Caiden, as you can see he still needs God's hands on him.

Terry