Day 8 20.5 hour

Just spoke to the doctor. He says for most people the swelling starts to go on the down side by day 8. Some take shorter some take longer. They are going to wait another day and let him rest before they try and take him off the paralytic again. He is still in critical condition. Around day 10 they will probably give him a tracheotomy. It is the normal chain of events for cases like this. It is a shorter tube and has less chance of introducing bacteria than the breathing tube.
They have isolated which pneumonia strain he has and adjusted his antibiotics for it. We continue to thank God for getting us this far and pray for a complete recovery.