Carter and I just got to watch the broncoscopy and Dr. Raman said things look ok. They were looking to see if the sutures were leaking air into his chest cavity, but they looked good which is great news - no new surgery. They think it's air that's being generated in his bad lung from the bpap oxygen he's had to have and that loose air floating around is putting pressure on his lungs and not allowing him to breath fully.
There's also a lot of gunk in his new lung that he doesn't have the reflex to cough up yet because those nerves aren't connected. They'll continue his respiratory vest treatments that basically shake his lungs and then keep encouraging him to cough. Having the chest tube back in has helped release a lot of the air, but it also is a pain for him to have it in since it's uncomfortable and makes it harder to breathe deeply. He's going down for a CT scan in a few minutes which will let them see if any air pockets remain.
All I know is that he's in great hands up here and that they're doing everything possible to give this new lung a fighting chance. He'll obviously be here for a few more days, so we'll keep everyone posted.
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