The last few days have been mostly uneventful. Nathan has continued to recover slowly. His stomas are working great; the one leading from his stomach is passing his fluids perfectly, while the one leading to the closed end isn't really doing anything, but has a very healthy color. He's been vomiting clear liquid (no bile) the last couple of days. This is normal, but makes him uncomfortable. That, along with the hourly vitals checks, mean he doesn't get much good sleep.
I said that it's been uneventful, but that's not completely true. Yesterday was a little weird. His pic(?) line came out yesterday. This is the line that they use for his TPN and lipids, as well as for drawing blood. They don't have anyone available over the weekend to replace it, so they had to insert an IV in his other arm. A pediatric specialist will be available tomorrow to fix him up with a new pic line.
We had our own version of the Jerry Springer show yesterday afternoon. The parents of the child next door were fighting, and they actually had to call up hospital security to escort them out. The child was due to be released anyways, so it's not like they were in danger.
Anyways, things are proceeding slowly. We have no updates on a timetable for his release or the next surgery. I'm hanging out today while Christa takes Alyssa to some sort of butterfly event. Seriously. All I know is that they're releasing butterflies or something. I'm sure it's a great time... if you're a girl. :)
Boys day out at the hospital...
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