New Pacemaker & New Leads

It's a been a long day. 4 am wake up to be on the road by 5 am and at CHLA by 6. Alexander was taken back for surgery around 8 am. His surgery last between 2.5-3 hours and went very well! A new pacemaker was replaced and new leads were put in. Everything went very well. He was extubated before arriving to CTICU but upon arriving to CTICU, he was given some pain meds that put him into a deeper sleep than the staff wanted, which resulted in him not exhaling well and was retaining carbon dioxide. The staff thought he was going to need to be re-intubated. They didn't re-administer any pain medications so that he would begin to wake up and breathe better, however that caused a rise in his blood pressure. But his blood pressure began to lower once a few medications were given, and his carbon dioxide levels slowly began to decrease into a normal range (phew!). The rest of the afternoon was just watching Alexander sleep and be by his side when he woke up. He hasn't woken up much today and we are hoping he sleeps through the night, getting much needed rest in order for him to wake up and come off the heavier pain medications.  Thank you to everyone who has been thinking of Alexander and us. Tomorrow is a new day that will hopefully consist of a our Superman wanting to eat, drink, and play!