It worked!

The pee-pee dance worked! Woo hoo!! Lily is peeing! Yipee!!

She looks so much better today. Yesterday she was so swollen. I'm glad to see her little nose again and they can actually open her eyes.

She is also breathing better. They have turned up her vent settings a bit and they are giving her breathing treatments. You can see her chest going up and down now. You really couldn't see that before.

Also, she is becoming more pulsatile. That means her heart is coming out of the stunned state and starting to beat more strongly on it's own. That is also good news.

The swelling should take about four days to go back down totally. Once her kidneys are working better they will start to wean her off of the ECMO.

It has been a great day so far.

Love to all,
Barb
ps..thanks for the birthday wishes! :)