Day 4 Post-Op

So thankful to say it was another GREAT day for Koal today! This morning he got his pacing wires out, had a IV removed and had an echo. All of his chest bandages were removed when they took out the wires, and his incision site and sutures from the chest tubes all look great.

Koalton was such a trooper for all the procedures, and he earned himself a mini Rubik's Cube and another afternoon of riding the bike around the hospital halls and out in the garden. His appetite continues to increase and he's even becoming better and better at taking all those pain meds they give him.  He and the nurses have quite a system down to get a quick drink of water between every little sip of the meds.

Tomorrow will be another chest x-ray to check the fluid around his lungs, and probably more blood work to make sure all levels are stable there. Our nurse practitioner actually talked about possible discharge for us Monday!!! YAAAAAHOOOOOO!! It just doesn't seem possible that less than a week after open heart surgery out little guy could be ready to go home!! We know any little tiny single thing could throw us off, and we trust that God's timing is perfect for Koal's discharge (and EVERYTHING through this journey), but we are hopeful and excited that the time could be near!

THANK YOU, again, for your continued thoughts and prayers. Pray that Koalton has another great day tomorrow, feeling better and better as the time passes, and that all tests would show great results so that nothing would slow us down from bidding farewell to this lovely medical establishment!

Throwing pennies in the fountain!