Kyara's doing ok. The swelling has been determined to be air due to... the leak in the esophagus, pressure of the breaths they are giving her through her breathing tube, a freak thing. Who knows. The doctors have decided that the air and the swelling is in the tissue under the skin and that although it is quite disfiguring now (and it HAS gotten worse), it will reabsorb by the body in a couple of days. I am a bit freaked out by it, she just does not look like herself anymore. I am really ready for it to be reabsorbed so that she can go back to looking like my Kyara. The doctors say that it is not dangerous or harmful to her, so not to worry.
Tonight the doctors did decided they wanted ANOTHER chest xray (she gets them at least 1x a day) and a CT scan. They are concerned about the fluid that has leaked out of the suture line and into her chest cavity. It is from her fluid from her stomach and it has bacteria in it, so they are concerned with her getting sicker from it. They wanted a baseline CT scan so that IF she does get sick, they will know where she started from and so this will be one test they will not have to do at that time. To get her to the CT scan, Kyara had to be moved to a stretcher because her bed will not fit through all of the doors. There was no fewer than 7 people in her little room helping to get her prepared for the transport. It was crazy with activity!
I am being reassured that we should not take one item (temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, etc) and latch onto it as a concern. We have to look at all of her signs and symptoms and evaluate her taking everything into account. And, believe it or not, she is still doing well. As the doctor said to me, "the body will heal itself, we just have to put out the fires and let it do its work."
Rest well, Kyara. Mommy loves you!
5 comments:
Hang in there- I know it is easier said than done, but you are one strong woman, with lots of support behind you. I realize this has got to be one of the toughest things you could ever go through, but all the prayers you are getting are being heard. You need to also get some rest - your body needs to be healthy! Give Kyara a hug from me and tell her to fight!
Love Ms. Michelle
Genie,
You are doing a great job; hang in there! Please give Kyara a kiss for me and tell her we all miss her.She is a very special little girl and a strong girl. All of you are in our prayers daily.
Love to All
Nurse Misty
"You may get skinned knees and elbows, but its worth it if you score a spectacular goal." - Mia Hamm. How true is this now! I read this as Kyara is going through these "bumps" only to recover to a fantastically healthy child. Keep your eyes on the "goal" - it is worth fighting for! (Enjoy that snow for us!)
- Sara Hurst O'Dell
Hola Juanita! You are doing a great job with her and keeping us informed. You and mom make a great team, kind of like a good tag team in wrestling except...you know...not ugly. Kyara is such a brave little fighter and we are proud of her. Better days are to come, April showers bring may flowers. Talk to you later and you know my phone is always on.
Matty
Caitlin says "I hope you feel better really soon"
Savannah says "I wish we could play together soon"
Lots of prayers and love still going your way.
Lana, Russell, Caitlin, Savannah and Alexander
Post a Comment