Day After Trach Surgery

Toby is adjusting to having the trach. He's been in some pain, so they're trying to manage it and keep him comfortable. He's off of the ventilator, and is wearing a mist collar that is hooked up to about 28% oxygen (just a tad above room air, which is 21% oxygen). The mist collar is something he will need while sleeping to humidify the air that he's breathing (our nose does this for us, I just learned). We are a little overwhelmed with the care he's going to need. They will be putting a feeding tube into his stomach sometime in the next week, and next Thursday they will do a sleep study. This is to determine if his vocal cord paralysis is more structural or related to his brain/central nervous system. If it's his brain, it's possible he would need some extra help breathing (i.e. oxygen or ventilator). We're praying that he won't go home with any oxygen or on a ventilator. Thank you for praying - It's been a rough few days. God continues to remind me to take it one day at a time. He is using Toby to touch so many lives, and for that we are thankful. I hope that he has brought you closer to a God that is sovreign and loves us so dearly. Carrie