Ups and Downs

Shortly after Rock and I returned from lunch there was a huddle of doctors around Bridger's bed. The cardiac intensivist explained that because Bridger was doing so well, they may have been "overly enthusiastic" about stopping some of the cardiac drips. His heart monitor showed some ST elevations after they stopped the Nitroglycerin drip, meaning that his coronary blood flow may have been compromised. Because the repair of his supravalvar stenosis was so close to the coronary arteries, they have to closely monitor the blood flow. There may be some swelling at the surgical site or it may be that his coronary arteries are simply adjusting to the lower pressures now that his stenosis has been repaired. He is back on the Nitroglycerin drip and they may be starting another drip called vasopressin. He still looks good, though he is working a bit harder to breathe. I have been able to give him 2 bottles which he did great with. His femoral line, arterial line and catheter were removed. They are continuing to keep a close eye on him... I suppose this is just par for the course, considering he is only 24hrs out from surgery.
Never a dull moment in the CICU. This morning there was a code blue down the hall, luckily, after some commotion, we heard some crying, so I think all went well.
We had a visit from the chaplain and Bridger received a beautiful blessing. We are incredibly grateful for the support that everyone here at Children's has offered us.