Sorry for not updating yesterday although it turned out to be a relatively uneventful day which is good. She went the entire day with no dialysis, no dopamine (blood pressure medicine) and no significant issues or hiccups.
Today was a little more action packed or so I've been told by Katie who is at the hospital right now.
Her chest tube was removed...yeeeehaaaw...Tessa minus 1 more tube.
Her catheter for dialysis was successfully installed...right on!
And best of all, the doctor told KT that if today's dialysis goes as planned, tomorrow may be her first day sans ventilator tube....whaaaat?
It'll only be for an hour or so at first to see how she does and then put her back on the ventillator. Then friday they'll extend the time she's off it for a bit more and so on and so on...
If all that goes well, there's a good chance we'll hear the little princess speak for the first time in almost three weeks.
I don't care what words first come out of her mouth. I just want to hear her ROOOOAAAAAARRR!
We all want to hear that ROOOOAAAAAARRR! I'll be listening from afar. Poppa Randy
ReplyDeleteHi, Katie and Eric
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for this blog; it has made it much simpler to keep up with Tessa's progress. Today's news has to be very uplifting. It is the best news I've heard so far. It is sort of ironic, yet typical of so many things in medicine, that when you are forced to take a step backwards (like removing all the tubes because they were considered potential sources of infection), all of a sudden things take a turn for the better. You guys are in our thoughts all the time.
Jack and Beatrice
This is great news! My entire office in Kansas City is pulling for your sweet girl. Hope we can hear the roar in KC. You guys have been incredible through this. Thanks for the blog, Erik. I am sure you are exhausted but take time to keep us updated.
ReplyDeleteStacey
Si, Si, Si....OLE!!!
ReplyDeleteVisca, animitos Tessa que ho estas fent molt rebe, com diu el teu cosinet, si si si...OLE!
ReplyDeleteso so happy to read about these changes today. tessa is one tough little cookie. i wonder where she gets that? : ) great, great news.
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