Chest tube out

Macsen's lungs look much better today and he didn't put much fluid out of his chest tube over the past 24 hours so they pulled his chest tube. It was traumatic but childlife did their best to minimize the stress by distracting him with Daniel tiger and a bubble machine. He did really well after he calmed down and his 2nd X-ray of the day looked mostly clear. He does seem to be in more pain today despite having Tylenol and a small dose of Oxy on board. The Oxy makes him so lethargic and seems to steal all the light from his eyes. We have gotten the ok to take him outside so maybe he can cheer up. He was super homesick this morning - he wanted his sister to take him on a tour of the house to see his cars and trains. He was so upset when she had to hang up to get ready for school. The D word (discharge) was mentioned today!!! Can't believe we may be leaving tomorrow.