Quiet Day

No news is good news, and for Alexander that is absolutely good! The doctors and surgeons have decided that tomorrow is when Alexander's sternum will be closed up. Once his sternum/chest is closed, then he will be reassessed, meds will be adjusted and then we will wait to see when he could be extubated (which could be the following day).

Alexander had a few issues today with unstable blood pressure. The doctors had stopped the dopamine drip early this morning, but had to restart it to help stabilize his blood pressure. The instability came from starting him on a diuretic to reduce swelling and pressure in his chest cavity, which is needed to close his sternum, however as the diuretic caused fluids to pee out, his blood pressure would drop and fluids and meds would be needed to get it back up. Always a game of balance! However, it is important for the pressure in his chest to go down because when they do close the sternum, it will tighten up everything inside. If there is excess pressure in his chest, this would cause his blood pressure to go up and then cause damage.

So lots of prayers for Alexander to have a quiet night and a stress free day for him and us tomorrow for the events to come! <3