Ups and downs

Thank you for all your prayers, good thoughts, and positive energy. B.'s surgery was successful. The surgeon said it went very well and it only took 16 minutes. We got to see her following the surgery and she looked comfortable. Her doctor decided to try to establish a PIC line while she was sedated. Unfortunately they have not been successful with their 2 attempts so far. Her little veins are just too small at this point. The doctors really want to get the PIC line in because her umbilical lines are almost at the end of their useful life. They are quite loose and only being held in place by the tape surrounding her belly button. The last I heard they will try again tomorrow but if they are again unsuccessful then they will have to establish a peripheral line and try for the PIC line when she's bigger.

B. had a bit of a rough night that resulted in increases to her O2 settings. She had been at 20-25% pre-surgery but was up to 65% last night. She was managing to compensate somewhat to keep her blood gases stable. Her nurse today was proactive and suggested that they switch out her current tube which was quite small. B. did well during the intubation and has been doing much better with the new bigger tube. Her O2 has been reduced and her color is much better. Her nurse said she looked 50% better than she did this morning.

Please continue to keep her in your prayers as we continue on this journey.

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