Monday morning started off well enough. Nathan was doing satisfactory, so Christa drove home for some rest (she only slept 2 hours in those crappy waiting room chairs). I dropped Alyssa off at daycare and went into the office. I had a vendor meeting for 1pm, so I planned to finish up and get back to the hospital as soon as possible. I was only at the office for an hour when Christa called; the hospital had called to ask for verbal authorization to take Nathan back into surgery. He was swelling up and there was a danger that his aorta would become blocked and/or his breathing would be affected. I ran up to Baltimore immediately. Fortunately, they had relieved the problem before I even arrived. His foley tube was blocked and wasn't allowing urine to pass. Replacing it with a larger tube allowed the urine to drain and his swelling subsided.
Nathan's condition hasn't changed over the last 9 hours or so. His entire body is mildly swollen, but will probably get worse before it gets better. This is typical for any major surgery. The focus is to maintain his vitals and ween him off the breathing apparatus as he becomes stronger. We've been told not to expect much improvement over the next few days. The main battle right now is keeping him stable and making sure his abdomen gets proper blood flow to keep the healing process in motion. If we're lucky no additional complications will surface, but that is always a possibility.
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