Jan
12
2009
12:30
Can I just say again how happy i am this second surgery is over and we are now into recovery! She is pretty flush and swollen both of which will change over time. They did not paralyze her this time because they closed the chest before they came up to the PICU so she is twitching. The are actively managing the pain with all sorts of things that would make a drug addict jealous. The tubes are identical to the first surgery. We have the ventilator, feeding tube, arterial line on the right side of her neck, EKG leads, plural catheter both left and right, and a suction drain sharing an hole with a plural catheter and another one at the bottom of the chest incision. To top it all off she has a ureter catheter, blood pressure cuff on her right ankle, and an oxygen saturation monitor on her right foot.
Right now they are dialing in the medications so that her blood pressure is between 65 and 90 and the CVP is 12. Her pulse is 144, oxygen saturation is 79%, Respiration is 28. She is doing really well, and her little body is doing everything that is to be expected. I still cant believe all the tubes and wires and machines. It truly is amazing to watch the concert of everything working together to keep Lilee alive. Isn't life a precious thing - I know it is and I am extremely blessed that other peoples knowledge and skill have given life to my beautiful daughter. I will forever be thankful!