Right now, three days after surgery, they want him to get more fluids out of his system.
They aim for 30-50ccs an hour. Currently Norman is doing ten ccs an hour.
This is OK.
They aren't taking him off paralysis yet because they feel they want the fluids out of the body first, so the movements don't put too much demand on the heart.
So first fluids, then removing paralysis.
He also said that if it was 7 days since surgery and his output is still only 10ccs an hour then they would wake him even so. But for now, they prefer to be extra cautious since its only three days and wait longer for more fluids to extract.
I asked about the respirator. He said after the paralysis is removed, they will allow him to breath a little on his own and if it's OK they will eventually remove the respirator.
He also added that considering the surgery his numbers look very good. Also, he's not as blown up as other kids he's seen. He admits he is swollen, but not as much as other kids.
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