Out of the ICU!

Mason is out of the ICU! He got his orders to move to the general floor this afternoon. His left lung continues to get stronger and as of this evening his nose is canula free. Hopefully it stays that way. The plan from here forward is to get him stronger and ultimately for the fluid draining from his chest tubes to come to a complete stop. We can't go home until that happens. Unfortunately each kid is different and the draining could last anywhere from days to weeks. They won't pull his chest tubes until he has stopped draining for 24 hours. We don't know if this means anything or not but he isn't draining as much as you would typically see at this point.

One other thing we haven't really discussed is that he has had a bad allergic reaction to something topical. Whether it be the tape they are using for his bandages or the ointments they are using, whatever it is his chest looks horrible. Tonight they put a burn shirt on him to keep him from itching it. Poor kid can't catch a break. He is talking more today and even though papa won't read this he keeps saying he is "papa's boy".