Back on Track

We got  a call from the hospital way quicker than we were expecting to. We both recognized the number and were terrified of what they had to say... It was the rhythm specialist, she was calling with some shocking news!(sorry, I have to keep my sense of humor) They were able to use the pacing wires to pace him out of it. What a relief! They didn't have to actually shock him with any high voltage. They just put him to sleep and put the wires down his throat and just behind is heart. They then used a computer track his current speed and used the pacing wires to make it pump faster and faster until the heart finally reset itself. He is on some medicine to help prevent him from flipping back into a dangerous rhythm and will need to stay in the CICU for at least another day. After an experience like that, we are not in a hurry to get out of here. He looked perfect this morning, he was sleeping peacefully and was nice and  pink. If it weren't for the monitors and alarms we never would have known there was anything wrong.

When we came back into the CICU to see him, he had been sedated and was no longer breathing on his own. So he had to have a breathing tube in again. He was also starting to get a little cold so they wrapped him up with a little blanket around his head. he looked so cute. He came out of sedation and is able to eat and breathe on his own again. The rhythm specialist said if he is going to flip back into it, he most likely will do it in the first 24 hours, but every kid is different so she doesn't know. She recommended we get a stethoscope at home and listen to him regularly throughout the day. Once we get used to his normal heart beat we will be able to tell when it is abnormal.
We are both exhausted and are very happy to have our little guy back on track. This pushes us back another couple days on being released, but we are not in a hurry to get out of here. We are totally willing to have him live here and we will just come visit him every day.