FINALLY! They got Bill about 30 minutes ago. He had gotten very cranky when 2:30, the original estimate, came and went. He still has it in his head that when he gets back to the room he gets to eat and then go home tomorrow! Where he got the go home is a mystery, but he's been on a food kick ever since he pulled the tube out Thursday.

There's really not much to tell right now, so I think I will just leave this minimized until he gets back to the room and just do a single, longer post. It has been a long 2 days of just waiting. I am going home tonight, providing there are no complications, or reason for me to stay. So, until he gets back to the room...

And just like that, almost exactly 1 hour later, he's back in the room! Everything went fine, he's just waking up and a little disoriented. He's coughing some and he's been suctioned, which is to be expected. His oxygen flow is set at 95 right now and he's on 50 liters. He said he's having trouble. e breathing, but his sats are in the mid 90s. He's got 2 of the best nurses working with him now, so he's in very good hands. He's on what is called a trach collar, which is really just an oxygen mask that covers the trach site. He did not have to come back on the vent. He's a little upset that he can't talk, but we've told him to just focus on breathing for now and we would talk about talking tomorrow.

We are all extremely pleased with how well he's done. Dr. Sheikh was just in and went over the precautions we need to take for right now.

So, after 2 long days of waiting, it's done and after a while he'll get used to it being there. I imagine the nurses will keep a very close eye on him tonight. I'll stay for a bit more and then probably head home.