Today was an okay day for Rachel. She was having some of the downs that happen after the surgery. She had to be given some Dopamine because her blood pressure was low and she was not going potty. Her blood gas at 6am was not very good so they upped her O2 for a bit.
Her next blood gas at 9am was better so they turned her down and she had gone to the bathroom. They took her off the Dopamine about 5pm and turned down the pressure of the vent. She did not like being touched today, but really who would after having a surgery! Seems like she took after me in that aspect of personality!
When I left this afternoon, she was resting comfortably and was having her tummy time that she loves so much. She did try to open her eyes while I was there, but when she was doing that she was moving a little too much and caused her some pain so they gave her some morphine.....she did keep a grip on my finger while I had my hand in her incubator.
I did call a few minutes ago and her nurse Geri said that she was not only resting very comfy, but she tolerated her hands on (blood gas test, suctioning, repositioning, etc) and did not fall in her stats or O2!! Woo Hoo! There is a first time for everything....she behaved during hands on!!
It's still a long road, but she is fighting and is doing better since the PDA has been closed so although it was a hard thing to go through (which at least she won't remember, but we will!) it was something that needed to be done.
More updates tomorrow
Love Jenny
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I can so relate to how hard it is to see your child going through trauma. I never knew what courage was until I became a parent. Rob and Jenny you are doing a wonderful job, and I have faith that Rachel will continue to get stronger. Thank you for keeping us up to date on the blog.
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