Wrong way, Max!

Max has apparently become a bit lazy. Whereas he used to be able to trigger his breaths on his own for the most part, he has gotten much less proactive in the breathing department and now needs a bit more help getting air into his lungs. Today, we saw a bit of a step backward as they changed his ventilation method back to the previous pace where it gives him less control over his breathing pace. The doctors believe that this may be due to a build up of sedatives that he has been taking for quite some time. they are going to try and go 24 hours without sedation to see if there is any improvement. In the meantime, he seems a bit less energetic than normal, but this isn't always a bad thing. He's been doing a lot of work lately and maybe he just wants to rest up a bit. None of this is out of the ordinary, we just wished he would barrel through this whole "breathing on your own" thing a bit quicker.

After calling the nurses tonight, we were informed that they had to give him blood due to his hemoglobin being low. Hopefully, this is just what he needs. In cute/funny news, they had to give him some sedatives because he's a crazy little ball of anger without it. It seems like the 'roid rage is kicking in.