Kade is doing better today. Getting him back on the medication has really helped him out. He still gets agitated easily, but calming him down seems to take a lot less time. Being able to watch him rest peacefully for a few hours at a time has calmed our nerves as well. He made it a point to let us know at 5am that he is not happy about the tubes on his face. He pulled out his feeding tube and the oxygen tube, but the nurse was able to get them back into place.
The whole surgery staff stopped by this morning to check on Kade. They are pleased to see forward progress and assured us that the withdrawal issues are treatable. Instead of the cold turkey + methadone treatment plan we will be starting a slow wean process. From what we understand it can take 2 - 3 months to get him totally off the drugs. They have also decided that we will not be leaving the ICU in the normal progression method like most children. Since Kade has had such a long and hard road this far they are planning to keep him here until they are for sure he won't have a chance of coming back down. We had hoped that he would make it to the next step and get to a recovery floor by the end of this week. However, staying here in the ICU does gives us a very peacefully feeling like we will gladly continue.
I'm glad to hear Mr. Kade is doing better today. I continue to pray for his recovery, I know you can do it little buddy! You have so many people praying for you & your family, & most of all God is watching over you every minute.
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