They're done and Riley is recovering in the ICU. He's still completely out and should sleep for another hour or so. They gave him more sedatives this time than last so he will sleep longer.
They inserted a new pigtail drain into his left chest and it immediately emptied 150cc. They were able to remove a clot from his right drain and it lost about 100cc right away. He now has one drain in each chest and corresponding drainage boxes attached (they measure about 16 inches by 10 inches). The nurse practitioner removed all of the sutures she could find - on the left side of his neck (from the ECMO), in his groin and in his stomach (from the Tenkoff).
There's an unexplained nasty red mark on his little toe. It looks like he was pinched or something was crushing his foot. Nobody seems to be able to explain how that happened.
Friday, April 14, 2006
Procedure is finished
Posted by Ken Norton at 4/14/2006 05:17:00 PM
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We're glad that is finished and hopefully it is the last BIG obstacle before heading home. We hope you all can get a good sleep tonight with him sleeping well. We all love you and know that we think about you constantly.
Grammy, Wayne, Auntie Karen and Stephen
I am glad the procedure is done and it seems like there sure was a lot of fluid that needed to get out. I hope he continues to drain fast so you guys can get out of there ! Thinking of you and hoping for more positive and steady improvement.
Joce
Glad to hear it's all done with and the drains are doing their job properly. Also glad to hear about the stitches - that should make R a little more comfortable, itching is a total pain. Fingers crossed that you're a step closer to coming home now.
We're thinking of you all the time.
Loads of love
Jude et al
I pray for quick recovery. Please let me know if there is any thing we can help with.
I pray he'll get better now that he is through with things.
It seems that Rilley has had enough. Let's begin tackling the day to day things.Granpa Bill& Eva.
Not easy to know what to say, but we wanted you to know that each & every day we pray for Riley and all of you!! Praying for strength & healing for Riley and his body. We hope that things will only get better and that Riley can be more comfortable and go home when he is able. He is so brave!! Take care to all of you!!
-Melissa & Katie
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