James had his regular checkup yesterday, and the echo showed some fluid accumulation. An X-ray and a sonogram later, we were sent straight to the Picu to check in and prepare for a chest tube.
He spent a reasonably peaceful night, unhappy to be here but adapting probably better than most 4 year olds would. Diuretics throughout the night were meant to see if a tube could be avoided, but they didn't reduce the fluid, so a chest tube goes in today.
We still don't know how much is leaking, from where, or what the fluid is. More testing today before we get answers about what we're dealing with here.
Not much changes in the Picu in a year: all the same faces have been greeting him back.
