Emma is sleeping and sleeping. I am sure this is great for the healing process. Since I am just hanging out I thought I would catalog the tubes that have run and are running in her little body right now.
Ventilator Down the throat - removed (now she just has a little oxygen in her nose)
Catheter - removed
Center Chest Tube - removed
Left Chest Tube
Right Chest Tube
IV in the neck
IV in the wrist
IV in the groin
2 Wires attached to the heart
Poor baby! Each of these that comes out is a victory for Emma.
3 comments:
Aww poor baby girl. So the wires attached to her heart are they actually under the skin and attached to her heart? I also can't imagine the IV in the groin or neck. What a trooper, no wonder she is fussy I would be too!!
After I wrote my comment I realized it probably sounded as if the IVs were terrible, but compared to the pain she might be having in her chest I am sure they are nothing.
The wires are actually sewn to her heart. They are sewn in such a way that they just pull them off when they are ready. They are precautionary. If her heart wasn't beating correctly, they would attach them to a pacemaker. Luckily we haven't had to use them at all.
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