At 5:50 this morning, Aiden got his wish. He was given 3oz of Pedialyte. He drank all that and then threw the bottle down and then he said "Eeeee" = eat. Dr. SHS came by and said that the iv could be removed, stopped the fluids, removed the foley cath, and they are weaning him from the milrinone. She also said to feed as needed. Aiden was quite happy with this plan of action.
Due to the small amount of pleural effusion still left, the chest tube will stay in until tomorrow just to make sure that there is no more drainage.
He wants to be held and cuddled, but with the central line and chest tube, he can't be held yet. We did get to somewhat hug a little. He grabbed on to my neck and wasn't about to let go either. So now he is whining because he wants held.
He is on O2 currently. Right now the settings are at 4 liters at 45%. But his stats are good, so they will be weaning him off of it soon.
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