Katie and I arrived at the hospital at 7:30 this morning as Edward was due for his eye surgery at 8:30am.  We were able to hold him and give him a kiss before they whisked him away to the procedure room.  They actually gave him a dose of fentanyl (pain killer/sedative) before they took him to make sure he was comfortable.  Again, as previously described, one of the side effects of the medicines that they give him for conscious sedation is respiratory depression.  So after one baby dose of fentanyl, Edward promptly had an apnea event.  It was only 10-15 seconds and resolved quickly.  However, Katie and I quickly became worried that as they had to add versed and more fentanyl, Edward would certainly have more A's + B's and subsequently have to be intubated.

So we waited and waited.  After about an hour, Edward's nurse (one of our favorites) stepped out into the waiting room and we could almost hear the words intubation as she stepped closer.  Instead, she reported how wonderfully he had done so far and they were over halfway done!  We were thrilled.  A short 45 minutes later and they were completely done!  Edward had done great.  The ophthalmologist was great as was the rest of the staff and we could not have been more pleased.

At the same time, Edward was completely wiped out from the procedure.  He had several A's + B's throughout the afternoon necessitating an increase in his oxygen flow and percent of oxygen inspired.  This was not terribly surprising and a happy concession to avoid intubation.  Hopefully, over the next 24 hours, he will make a full recovery and keep making progress!  Until then, enjoy his latest video.  I apologize to all my Georgia brethren for the Phillies t-shirt featured in the video - I really need to get him some Atlanta Braves gear!