Well the catheter procedure went well yesterday. They wanted to keep Graham over night to monitor him. They gave him some oxygen over night and were a little concerned about the circulation in the leg where they had inserted the catheter. This morning things looked good and we thought we were going home by noon. Then they decided to give him some blood thinner to make sure there were no clots/problems with the circulation in his leg which meant we were staying until the evening. About 1:30pm I started to feed Graham and things got crazy. He became inconsolable crying and then got real quiet and started turning pale. Lots of doctors started rushing in. We ended up in the PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit). They put in a breathing tube and central line (Big IV) to administer medicine as needed. He has fluid/blood in his lungs that they are giving medicine to flush out. He is stable. They will keep him on the ventilator at least 24 hours. We may be looking at doing the shunt surgery once he recovers from this but before leaving the hospital. They are trying to adjust his sedation to where he is breathing some on his own but is not in pain and moving around.
It has been a crazy scary day. I have prayed harder today than ever. I am thankful for the prayers and support of friends and family. I am thankful for the great team of doctors at UNC. I wonder if the hospital will have turkey and gravy tomorrow?! Check Facebook for more frequent updates.
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