Saturday, August 1, 2009

Feeling Better Today!

Caroline is feeling much better today. She is up and playing while she is awake and starting to act more and more like herself! We are staying in the hospital at least one more night......what a relief! We were a little worried they were going to send us home today, but the team is in agreement that Caroline will benefit from at least one more day here. She is having some mild difficulty with her fluid levels and upper respiratory congestion. Nothing to worry about, this is a very common issue post surgery. The doctors are watching it closely and starting her on lasix to help solve the problem. The more she is up and playing the faster her lungs will clear. We also received news today that the surgery seems to be a complete success. Caroline had an ECHO yesterday that showed the hole in her heart is completely patched, no residual VSD!!! This is obviously great news. Thanks for all of the support, and as Caroline continues to recover, we look forward to taking her home soon.

6 comments:

  1. We love the photos and updates that you've posted, it helps all of us out here to feel connected. So glad you will be staying another night, it must give peace of mind knowing that staff is close by. Big cheers again from the East side! We are so happy to hear Caroline's surgery was a complete success. Love ya, M&M

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  2. Wow - what a treat to jump online and read about Caroline's progress. All is so parallel to our experience with Keanon - which is the very best we could have hoped for! :) Hopefully you're able to make it home very soon, settle in, and continue on this healthy path.
    Heart Hugs,
    Tonneka, Jim and Keanon

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  3. I bet you've never been so happy to see the separation of red & blue. It's wonderful to see Caroline sitting up contentedly. What a beautiful girl.

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  4. Hip, hip, HOORAY!! Such great news.

    Now get up and play Caroline so you can keep getting better and show the rest of the world your beautiful smile and all that gorgeous hair!!

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  5. Great news! We are so glad everything is going so well. We can't wait to see you very soon.

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  6. Yeah! Yeah!! Yeah!! This is such wonderful news! Caroline looks sweeter than ever. Thanks for keeping us all updated with your blog ... and posting these pics of your precious and super strong little girl. Love, The Feeneys

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