Don’t want to scare anyone, but these seem to help…

OK so I’ve decided to post a picture of Greyson so people can see his chin to chest sutures. While they are not exactly pleasant, they look less scary than what we had come up with before seeing them. So if you don’t want a closer look feel free to not click on the link to the picture below. I just have the link posted for those who would rather not see it. That said I feel it is better than leaving some of you with your own imagined image.
Greyson has been doing well since they put the new ET tube in on Tuesday. It is still a bit of a struggle as the tube sits VERY close to his Carina (place where the trachea splits before going to each lung). This hasn’t been a huge problem, but is a little tricky. Guess that is why we pay the intensive care people such big bucks to take care of him! The reason they have to keep the ET tube so close to the Carina is because they want to keep the cuff (basically a water balloon that surrounds the ET tube) to be below the anastomosis line (where they sewed his trachea together). Anyway just wanted to type this in largely so I would remember the medical terminology later!
Greyson’s blood gas (haven’t heard about those in a long time have ya!) was good this evening and he is resting peacefully for the most part. They have him heavily sedated and paralyzed so he can heal. Tomorrow they will begin taking him off the paralytic meds and allow him to “wake up” some so that he will be more awake when they take him in to the OR for a look. This is important because they want to see how his vocal cords are moving, since they were not moving well on Tuesday. Anyway we are nervous and excited to know what the report is tomorrow as it should paint a much better picture of where we are at and what we need to do in order to move forward.
Thank you for keeping us all in your prayers.
Greyson chin to chest sutures