Homeward bound? Word on the street is we might get sprung tomorrow.
Ellie was sedated for an Echo this morning. It was really cool to see her new heart. We even got to see it in 3D. While she was asleep they took out her pacing wires as well. Ellie’s happy hands tried to remove these herself last night so back they went into socks this time with cuff things to keep them on her hands.
We are now line free!!! I don’t think we will be having spaghetti for dinner anytime soon.
All of this was to see inside what everyone is seeing on the outside. She is doing really well. She looks good and is eating well, eating her dinner and part of ours. Her chest x-ray was a lot clearer and the Echo confirmed what they were expecting. Her mitral valve is a bit small. This is restricting the blood flow to the left ventricle but it looks like her body is coping with it so far. They are hoping with time that it might grow or stretch. We will be back in two weeks so Dr. Marx can check on it.
If Ellie does well tonight, we’ve been told we should be able to go home tomorrow!!!! Yay home!!! Yay Ellie being well enough to go home!!! Yay our own bed!!!!
| Final Spaghetti Bowl Scorecard | |
|---|---|
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Ripped out
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IV – IN THE HEAD! |
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X
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Stomach Drain |
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X
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Oxygen to the brain monitor |
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X
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BIS (wakefulness) |
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X
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Ventilator (breathing tube) |
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X
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Jugular line (for giving medicine) |
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Just stuck on
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Heart Rate (EKG) wires |
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X
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Left Atrium line |
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X
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Right Atrium Line |
|
X
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Pacing Wires |
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X
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Chest tube |
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X
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Arterial Line (right wrist) |
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X
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IV (left wrist) |
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X
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Catheter |
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X
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Thermometer line |
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X
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IV (left ankle) |
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Just stuck on
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Oxygen Saturation Monitor |
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Repeatedly ripped off
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Blood Pressure Cuff |
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X
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Saran Wrap Eye Patch |
Wednesday, 1. November 2006
Sydney wanted to be the first to post: I am so excited for you guys! She looks great. Can’t wait to hear that you’re home!
Wednesday, 1. November 2006
This one from Auntie Alice: Oh what a blessing! We are jumping up and down with joy! Praise the Lord! What a milestone!
Wednesday, 1. November 2006
good for you sweetheart I know you can’t wait to get home grandaddy and I are so happy for all three of you. We love you
Nanny
Wednesday, 1. November 2006
YAY!!!!!!!! SO WONDERFUL!!!!!!
Wednesday, 1. November 2006
YIPPPEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, 1. November 2006
HOORAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Free at Last!!!! Thers’s No Place Like HOME!!!!! I am happy to hear the good news.
Wednesday, 1. November 2006
FAB-YEEEEEWW-LUSS!!!!!! Ken your sister is right, there is no place like home!!! Especially considering you’ll be returning home after being in the hospital and experiencing the most exhausting and stressful experience of your lives! I am so happy to hear about Ellie’s wonderful progress. I can’t imagine what it must have felt like to see a new heart working in your little girl. Congratulations to Ellie, to you and to her super-talented doctors! Yay!
Thursday, 2. November 2006
Yes, please let your caregivers–all of them–know how much we all appreciate their work, care and attention. Ellie’s new heart is a gift for which we will never be able to thank them enough. This little girl’s life is a blessing to us all.
Godspeed. Do a little dance and shuffle right out that door!
Oh, Happy Day!
Auntie A.
Thursday, 2. November 2006
WOW!!! What SPLENDIFEROUS
Thursday, 2. November 2006
SPLENDIFEROUS!!! Can’t wait to see pics of the homecoming!!!
love you all!!
Thursday, 2. November 2006
I know you can’t wait to sleep in your own beds. I am inspired by your courage, all of you.
love-rae
Thursday, 2. November 2006
Great and wonderful news. You have a little miracle baby. When your Mother talked to me this morning she was again crying tears of joy.
Shirley
Thursday, 2. November 2006
HALLEHUJAH!!! What exciting news!
lynn & len
Thursday, 2. November 2006
SWEEEEEEEEEET! There’s no place like home, there’s no place like home. Wonderful news! I know all three of you are ready to go home. Ellie seems to have done great with the surgery. Way to go Ellie!
Thursday, 2. November 2006
Yowza! This is incredible news…I just hope you get to go today – and things will just seem so much more normal. I’m worried about you guys and know that you must be burned out on the night shift. Home for the Holidays ahead sounds nice.
Love you bunches, lots of kisses,
Monique