Sammy gets a new "Plumbing HookUp" tomorrow ...
Thursday, July 14, 2005 at 04:45 PM EDT
Sam had a better night last night,
and hasn't vomited since early this morning.
She did very well w/her therapies today, and was quite tired--she napped nearly 3 hours!! She was very enthusiastic about brushing her teeth. While she napped, she moved around a lot, and actually slept on her side for a while; it's nice to see her sleeping in normal positions, instead of the standard flat-on-her-back hospital pose.
Tomorrow she has 2 procedures --
a new central line will be put in (in her arm this time), and
they will remove the existing one(by her neck -- a very scary-looking one, as it's always pulling out), as they think it's a problem insofar as infections. Some kind of germ is showing up again in tests, and they definitely don't want that spreading. She's been back on a couple antibiotics the last day or 2, so they're quite anxious to get that old line out, too, as they think it might be the culprit.
In the afternoon, a new catheter for dialysis will be put in, too, and should make dialysis easier. Of course, the nephrologists are hoping she won't need that for too long.
Sam's working on sitting up ; I took a couple pics of her in therapy today, and one of her dancing with her daddy, so I will try and have those posted soon.
Send prayers for Sam's big day tomorrow; hopefully some of her other issues will resolve themselves when they get these lines "cleaned up."
Thanks,
Jessica
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Sounds like *Progress* on all fronts!
Good Luk with the Sir Juries tomorrow!
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/s/ Cinder, Smokey & Heidi
R.I.P. ~ Boots, Bowser, Sherman, & Snoopy
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