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Sunday, July 19, 2009

Never So Pleased To See Bowel Movement

Avigail finally has some bowel movement in the morning. The doctor is going to continue with the suppositories (instead of the enema) for the time being. It sounds like the doctor wants her to pass some gas before they put her back on my milk.

After a few rough days, Deacon finally had a good day. The doctor took out his chest tube this afternoon (Sunday) and his gas levels seem to be doing well. They also replaced his 2.0 breathing tube to a 2.5 breathing tube. The difference between these two tubes is the size. His throat had gotten pretty swollen and so when he was put back on a ventilator, they had to put a small tube in so it would fit. The problem with the smaller tube is that they often get kinks and can make it more difficult for them to breathe. Since they have put in the bigger tube, his breathing seems to have gotten better.