2/11/10

Still at children's

Maya continues to keep things challenging. Yesterday she had some gurgly breathing that bothered her main Dr, a fever, and some vomitting. We still are unsure as to what the cause of it all is. The Drs still think it could be pain from the procedure and honestly tylenol is helping , and the Drs...think that she may not be having a strong cough for a couple of possible reasons...it hurts (and Tylenol does seem to help)or she is not inhaling enough air for a productive cough. She has had a few good productive coughs today, but they would need to get stronger for her to have the hole closure long term. she is not up to walking a bunch and we cannot determine if that is because she does not feel well or if it is because she is not getting good oxygen/CO2 exchange...her SATs have been great and so have her other vitals...just hard to say at this point...no one is overlu optimistic at this point. Only time will tell. Her Dr.s are pushing for heart surgery as soon as possible, but the scheduling for surgery is out 4-5weeks still...and in order for her to make it with her hole closed until then, she needs to NOT get sick...so she will most liekly be isolated until a few weeks post heart surgery...of course healthy visitors would be welcomed to our home:-) Not sure if we will leave tonight or tomorrow morning or later at this point, my best guess is if she does not get worse, she will go home in the morning...as there is not a whole lot the hospital can do for her at this point, and we will have much better luck with CPAP at home.

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