Clean and Walking

This afternoon we've been busy with getting Addi to walk, going for rides in the wagon, and taking a bath. She is doing much better about not crying when we make her walk. Now she just whines a little. She has walked three times today about half way down the hall and back.

I also gave her a bath today. I have to bathe her in the bed. She can't be "submerged" for four weeks. She got her stitches out when they had her under for the drain tube. Now I'm trying to slowly get ALL of the bedadine (sp?) off of her scars. It's going to be a long process. One of the nurses brought us this shower cap to wash her hair. It has shampoo in the cap and you warm it up. Then you just rub it around her hair and you don't have to rinse it out. Really convenient!!

Saturday

Today has been a busy day so far. The surgeon came by to take out her drain tube. This was a surprise to us. Dr. Dryer, the cardiologist, came by and said her chest X-ray looks good. Now we just need to wait and make sure the fluid doesn't come back.

Last night she ran a fever, so they put her on a couple of antibiotics. She no longer has a fever. Now we have to stay for 48 hours from the time they started the antibiotics. This will also give the doctor time to monitor her lungs. So, they'll take another X-ray in the morning to see how things look. (please pray for the fluid not to come back).

We are about to get Addi out of bed to walk. After they pulled the tube out she went back to her normal personality...not sure if it's from the little morphine they gave her or if the drain tube was just that uncomfortable!

Also, a bonus picture of Cade and Addi. My mom had it on her phone and I loved it!

Here is a picture of her relaxing yesterday afternoon...prefever.

Friday Update

The doctor just came by and told us that Addi is doing good. Her fluid is draining well and now we just wait a couple of days for the fluid to slowly stop.

Right now she's sitting on the couch. We're going to try and get her up walking after lunch. She's still sore and we have to be careful with the tube. Otherwise everything is going good!!

Here is a picture of Addi. The doctor had just left and she did NOT want to see one more doctor.

Goodnight

Addi got her chest tube in and now she is sleeping soundly. We went up around three to have it put in. It was a LONG day! Addi wasn't able to eat anything since midnight.

The procedure went well and they drained a lot if fluid. She is was uncomfortable and tired. I'm so happy that she is finally sleeping. Tomorrow we'll see what they are going to do as far as meds...if they will make adjustments etc.

Please continue to pray for Addi...that the lungs remain clear of fluid and comfort for her. Pray that Darrell and I remain patient during all of this! God is good and I know that he will continue to take care of us. For now, goodnight! Here's a picture of me and Addi watching Tangled before the tube (excuse the no makeup...I forgot to pack it)!

Plan for Today

It looks like Addi is going to have a chest tube put in to drain the fluid around her left lung. The doctor wants to be proactive since the medicine isn't working like they want it to.

They will fit her in sometime today. Everything else is going good. We were hoping we wouldn't have to go this route, but we're ready for the fluid to be gone so we can get back to normal.

Please continue to pray for Addi. We hate that she has to go through all of this, but we know this is part of our long road! She's such a trooper!

Thursday Update

We are currently waiting to hear from the doctor if Addi will need a chest tube to drain the fluid from her left lung. The X-ray didn't really show any significant changes according to the nurse.

This morning she is in a great mood. Darrell was working on an inspection report and Addi was copying him. He has comments on a recorder, so he listens to them and then puts them on the computer. He has two recorders and gave one to Addi to play with. She started putting it up to her ear like Darrell was. There is another picture of Addi trying on Mimi's glasses!

I'll post later when we find something out.

Update

The doctor came by and gave us our plan of attack. They came in this morning and took an X-ray and all of the fluid from her right lung is gone. The left side is about the same. However, they took the X-ray after she had only had one dose of medicine.

Tomorrow at 5:00 in the morning they will take another X-ray. If there is no improvement on the left side, they will have to use another chest tube. If she has made progress, they will continue with the medicine. Obviously we're hoping for meds.

Addi looks great and is breathing better. She's been sitting up on the couch playing and we've made her walk a little. One of the nurses is going to come by later this afternoon to remove her stitches.

We also had a representative from the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center come by and talked to us about the idea of having a blood drive in honor of Addi. I love that idea and hope we can get something set up!

Thanks for all of the texts and emails! Here's a quick picture of her napping on my lap! She's too sweet!!