Steps in the Right Direction

Once again, Mason took some steps in the right direction. For the most part, his oxygen need was down today. While sleeping or resting quietly, he's down to 1.5 liters and while awake is around 2 -2.25. He did have to go back up to 4 for a little bit when he was startled awake by a surgical resident who barreled into our room, but after about an hour was able to come down again.

So, it appears that the changes in medications have helped a little bit and we are continuing to make progress. Who knows, maybe we'll be looking at going home in the next day or so. We still haven't heard from the surgeon or Mason's primary pulmonologist, but unless we hear otherwise we'll count on surgery next Tuesday (a week from tomorrow). It seems so close, but still so far away. Hopefully the positive steps that have been taken will continue to bring us closer to where Mason will really start to improve again. We've spent so long on this slow downhill slide that I can't wait for things to start looking up for him and for us.