Lung issues again

Joey had another rough day yesterday. Part of his left lung was down (got plugged up with snot, so it wasn't inflating) so he was needing more oxygen and having trouble breathing. Consequently, he was fussing most of the afternoon which made for a difficult visit. I talked to the night nurse and she said that he's back where he usually is for oxygen requirements now since they turned him so that the snot would drain out of that lung. His midnight X-ray was good and he's resting comfortably now. That's one problem with the silent cry that Joey has, if we (myself and Joey's visitors) aren't there, how long would he cry before someone noticed? It just makes for a frustrating visit when Joey is crying and I can't do anything to make him better/more comfortable. The nurse says that we can attribute this problem with the procedure he had done Wednesday. The anesthesia slows down the movement of everything in the body (snot included) and since the central line was placed in his chest, the respiratory therapists haven't been able to do Joey's percussion treatments (where they "beat" the snot out of his lungs for him since he can't do it by himself) for an entire day. Now that the percussion treatments have resumed and the anesthesia has worn off, Joey should be back to normal for him with his lung issues. That's all that's new for now. We're still waiting on some coagulation tests (see how well his blood clots) to come back. Thank you all for your prayers and please keep them up...Joey needs a miracle.