Hopkins - Post-Op Day Three - 1

The roller coaster has gone completely off track. Overnight Max's ability to breathe, even on bi pap, became increasingly difficult if not impossible. He was taken off bi pap and reintubated, he is once again on the ventilator.

The working theory is that after much suctioning a mucous plug must have lodged somewhere causing the left lung to completely collapse. Pulmonolgy has been called and at some point today they will do a bronchoalveolar lavage (literally they will internally "wash" his lungs) at the bedside. The hope is that this procedure will remove copious quantities of mucous allowing the lung to reinflate.

There are a number of other things going on but right now the lungs are obviously the number one priority. We're asking everyone to pray for Max and the healing of his lungs because without this he will not be able to recover overall.

I will try to update later, hopefully with better news. Pray and stay tuned......