Surgery Update - Thursday 5/9/13

I will try and update from yesterday's events first then let you know what their plan is today.  Yesterday's echo and X-ray looked ok.  They gave her just 1 pint of blood which made a huge difference in her overall appearance.  This brought her hemoglobin from 7.4 to 13.1.  We didn't sleep much last night because they have had a hard time getting her pain under control.  She was tachacardic yesterday and started looking better late last night.  Fever is under control with Tylenol.

I participated in rounds this morning.  The plan is to move her to IV morphine to control pain, maybe then she will start wanting to move around some.  Keeping her on IV Lasix.  She has pretty good out put so they reduced her IV fluids but will remain on fluids until she starts eating again.  Her oxygen has been in the low 90's today and heart rate a little higher than what it was late last night...hanging around 128 to 135.  She is now complaining about pain in her arm/shoulder but we are thinking could be where they broke her sternum.  So we are hanging out letting her rest while pain gets controlled then we will start to sit her up this afternoon.

For those of you who don't know I have been battling illness since surgery day.  I had some saltines, sprite, and peppermint today.  I am slowly starting to feel better.  Thanks again for all the thoughts and prayers.  Please pray for my family today and tomorrow as they will lay to rest my uncle who died the day of Kerrington's surgey.  I will post another update tonight.