What a Morning

Today started off busy at 6:30. Addi had an echo, chest X-ray, EKG, and a device check. She was pretty wore out. It looks like we may get to go home some time today. We're still waiting to see what the surgeon says. The cardiologist has given his okay.

Addi has been sitting a little more, but still hasn't stood up on her own. We're hoping to meet with the physical therapist before we leave to get her up more or to at least get some ideas of what to do when we get home!

I'll update again later!

All Cleaned Up

One more post for today...this afternoon one of the nurses came in and gave Addi a sponge bath (not as easy as you think). She did a great job. As I was holding her, Darrell dried her hair and she was falling asleep. She was so relaxed!! I have to say that Darrell's second day job should be a beautician. He dried her hair like Paul Mitchell. Then he got a HUGE tangled up knot in her hair all combed out. I'm sure he would really appreciate it if he knew I was writing this.

Here's a picture of her all nice and clean. They took the bandage off of her difibulator incision today!

Moving Around

After Addi got her chest tube removed, the nurses told us that we needed to slowly get Addi moving, doing things like sitting up and walking. We moved her to the little couch in our room to sit. She is still VERY sore. The problem is not the incision down her chest, but the incision they used to place the difibulator. The doctor said it is like she had a stomach surgery. As you can imagine, she gets very panicky about bending at the waist. We tried to get her to stand, but she wanted nothing to do with that.

After awhile we got her up again and took her for a ride in the wagon around the 15th floor. She didn't appreciate the move to the wagon, but once she was situated she liked it.

Chest Tube Gone

Addi just had her chest tube removed and she looks great. They have to come and take an X-ray then she can eat and drink again. Our next step is to get her sitting up and moving around!

Enjoying Floor 15

We are really enjoying being on the 15th floor. We get to be with Addi around the clock. She's not hooked up to any machines, except the one for the chest tube. We're hoping her chest tube will come out in the morning. There is also a physical therapist visit some time tomorrow to get her legs moving again.

She's starting to eat a little bit. She's enjoyed an Olivia movie and looking at a few balloons that people have brought. She's been awake A LOT!

15th Floor

We made it to the 15th floor after all! We're here and she's all settled in. No more leads...YEAH! We are in room 1528.

Things are going well. Her temperature is back to normal. They just want to make sure it doesn't come back in the evening.

Thanks for all the prayers! Please keep them coming.

Sunday Morning Update

Today Addi looks really good and is more alert. During the night her temperature got to 101.5. Everything else looks good. We may be spending another day in the CVICU so they can monitor it. When Darrell and I saw her first thing this morning it had gone down to a 100 without being on a cooling blanket. All of the cultures so far have come back negative, so the nurses still seem to think it might be inflammation from the surgery. Yesterday the surgeon said he wasn't worried about the fever.

We're about to head back to be with her...we needed to eat something first.