Another delay

Once again Princess Lily has decided that she doesn't want to go and have a procedure. Her white blood cell count is elevated again, so as a precaution she has been put on two high power antibiotics. They also took blood for blood cultures. Hopefully her count is up due to stress and not from infection. They have her on the schedule tomorrow to have her line placed.

Another problem that she is having is her oxygen saturation has been dropping. Lily is having problems breathing deep enough to keep her oxygen levels up. So, the settings on the vent have been increased to give Lily a deeper breath. She is doing better since they increased the settings, but is still having episodes of de-saturation. This is perfectly normal with Lily's type of heart problem so we aren't too worried about it. However, they nurses are keeping an extra close eye on her because they have had to manually bag her several times a day. Again, nothing to worry about right now. This will continue after her surgery.

One of the goals right now is to keep Lily calm and stable. To help her stay that way they have been giving her a mixture of different drugs including Morphine and Atavan. They are also using another one, but I can't remember what it is!! Ugh.

One more thing...Lily is down to only one IV line. Her other IV lines failed last night and they had to take them out. This is pretty normal, but they are unable to get any other lines in. So, it is really important that they place the central line as soon as possible. The only line she has going right now is her umbilical artery line.

So, that is all I know for right now. Drop me a note if you have any questions and keep the positive vibes coming.

Love to all,
Barb