Doing Well

The recovery process seems to still be going well. Wesley had his first trach change today and also had his feeding tube replaced with a Mic-key button. He seemed to tolerate everything ok. He has lost weight over the past few days though, he weighed as much as 11 lbs 15 oz, but is down to 11 lbs 3.5 oz tonight. They did remove his broviac IV on Tuesday since it was not fully necessary any longer. He is back on full feeds, but they are giving those to him continuously to avoid putting any stress on him right now. All of his medications are being given orally as well. The hospital confirmed today with Baylor that they want him on a home ventilator with his oxygen needs no higher than 40% before they have him transported there. He is still on a conventional ventilator, but he could very easily be transferred to the home ventilator any time now. His oxygen needs were at 40% yesterday, but he was needing a little extra help tonight and they were up to 60%. Overall though, he seems to be doing well and moving in the right direction. I'm so ready for him to finally come home!!!!