Two Steps Back

Mak had a setback yesterday. Mucus in his bronchial tube interfered with his breathing and caused his blood oxygen to start dropping. He had to be re-intubated and they had to break down and remove the mucus plug with a scope and suction. Air had also, probably from the bagging, escaped from his lungs into his chest cavity and had to be suctioned out. There were several doctors and nurses working on him for 4-5 hours before he was stabilized. Right now he has all kinds of tubes and monitors going, but his heart rate and blood oxygen level are good. Basically, we're back a week from where we thought he was on Friday. The progress of last week has to restart in terms of breathing on his own and regaining his activity level again as they decrease the sedation. Yesterday was a big scare for us, but we're past the crisis for now. Moving to Sacramento is on hold until the regains are made. I wish this was a more positive report, but at this time it's day to day.