Brida had a great night last night. Her body started to react to the trauma as expected, but not as much as usual. They were able to stop a lot of the medications during the night. She is now only on 3 or 4 medications (she was on 10 last night). She is now on Epinephrine (for her blood pressure), morphine (for comfort), and Furosemide/Lasix (diaretic to increase urine drainage to reduce the edema). This morning she started moving and being responsive to touch and noise. She is also starting to breath on her own periodically.
The nurses have raved about how quickly she is progressing. Since they were able to close her chest last night (which is not typical), she is about 3 days ahead of schedule. Her swelling (edema) has also surprisingly decreased. We are told that this will probably get worse over the next couple of days as they continue to administer fluids and medications.
Erin and I are now going to leave the hospital to attend Rosemary's VBS performance at the church. I will update this post later with pictures and some more content later today.
Update:
Below is a link to post-surgery photos and a video. CAUTION: If you are not comfortable seeing post-surgery images, I suggest you not follow the link. You will also want to use best judgement with younger children.
Brida you are AMAZING! I wish I was there to meet you... Sending lots of hugs!
ReplyDeleteWonderful news! Praying for you all! Praising God for answering all prayers.
ReplyDeleteWe love you all....hugs and kisses