Post Op - The Morning After

Cully is about 20 hours post surgery and hanging tough!  The first 12 hours are generally the most critical and he made it through.  There were a few hiccups throughout the night, but things were managed with medicine.

Our home away from home.

Since mid-morning his heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen levels have been steady or gradually increasing which is right on track. 

The past 24 hours and upcoming 48 hours will be very trying. The overachievers in the two of us want to always exceed expectations; however, for Cully it is best that he is in the averages. This means it is best for him to steadily improve over an extended period. Cully’s staff monitors him minute by minute and makes adjustments accordingly each hour. Needless to say this can be exhausting.

Cully's Nurse Friday, Nov. 1, Ingrid, she is exclusively monitoring Cully today.

With all of your love and support, we are doing well and staying strong for Cully. Please continue to keep us in your thoughts and we will do our best to update everyone.

All the time spent in the room paid off at 11:20am when Cully opened his eyes!  He opened and closed his eyes for about 10 minutes while mom and dad stood over him in awe.  He then blinked a few times to let us know that he had this and everything would be ok.