Recovery Day

Mommy's First Visit

Ashley got to visit Faith twice today. It was a long awaited reunion. Faith is still pretty heavily sedated so she was sleeping for both of our visits, but we didn't mind. She definitely needs her rest after yesterday's Surgery. On our first visit we met with Faith's pediatric Doctor. She let us know that Faith would continue to be on a ventilator until sometime this evening or early tomorrow morning. They are measuring her head regularly to make sure that there is no swelling, but they are waiting until they can put her on her back to examine her brain with a CAT scan. They also intend, during the CAT scan, to review her kidney's to make sure they are functioning correctly. They will do this sometime next week. During our visit the doctors had to start another (larger) IV in her scalp, opposite the side of her shunt. This will make things kind of uncomfortable for her since there is stuff going on with both sides of her head and she has to lay on one or the other, but its necessary to get her the medication that she needs.

The rest of her day was pretty uneventful. However, several people came to visit Ashley and I, which  kept our day pretty full. We took our second trip over to see Faith this evening with friends and family. Not much to report for this evening other than the nurses put a bow in her hair which was welcomed by everyone as a sign of things getting better already. I would have taken a picture but we forgot our camera. We will be sure to take one tomorrow.

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