Thursday, August 12, 2004

Post Surgery

Eden had the PDA surgery and everything went very well. It took only 15 minutes for the actual procedure and she is now recovering nicely. We got to see her around 5:30 today post surgery. She looks peaceful but it was a little scary for me to see her so still from the sedation that she was given. I guess I should keep in mind that it is better to see her like that than to see her in pain. The incision is under her arm between some ribs. It is only about 1.5 cm but it looks big on her! Right now she has a chest tube in the incision to drain any excess fluids. That should come out in 24 to 48 hours then she should be able to transfer back to St. Joe's to be with her sister.

Holland had a really awesome day today. She is being weaned off of Dopamine and is holding her blood pressure up nicely. The humidity in her isolette was turned off and her body temp has been steady as well. Her platelette counts have been stable without having to receive any transfusions since Monday. Today the line in her belly button was taken out and a PIC line was put in and worked great with just one attempt. I was very happy about that because I just hate when they have to be poked! The nurses at St. Joe's have been really supportive, compassionate, and thorough in their care of our babies. Holland has had the same nurse pretty consistently during the day and we feel really secure leaving Holland in Ruthann's care. She is great!

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

My prayers and thoughts are with you and the twins... Stay strong for your 2 little miracles!
Ginette Cobb
Canton, MI

Anonymous said...

Alright! I am so pleased for the girls. Uncle mark

Anonymous said...

Billie and John:
You and the girls are in our prayers daily...so glad to hear they are doing well! Remember we love you.

Scott, Kendra, Merry and Kelsey

Anonymous said...

John and Billie

We pray we cry we hope we smile Thank you for the Web site.

Aunt Karen and Judy
South Haven Mi

Anonymous said...

daer billie and john,I wish you well and pray everyday for your girls.Holland is a joy to take care of and I told her today her sister will be coming back to see her and she opened her eyes and looked at me.Take Care and remember to rest yourself and get better.
The girls nurse Kim R.N.

Anonymous said...

JOHN, BILLIE, HOLLAND AND EDEN
STAY STRONG, OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU.
HOPE THE TWINS CAN COME HOME SOON. LOVE MOM & DAD

Anonymous said...

Best wishes from Van family :
Congratulation Billie and John !
Wish all the best to your wonderful family and send all kisses to sweet Holland and Eden !
Van family
Hochiminh city, Vietnam

Anonymous said...

schalom!