Can't keep up....

Sorry for not posting how the surgery went Monday, but by the time I would have a chance something would change.  The Monday started off promising as she got the BIPAP mask removed and she was breathing very well on her own.  They called around 830 and said they would be ready for her at 930 to do her closure.  She went down to the OR stable and happy to be free from the mask.  The surgery took a little over an hour and her surgeon was back up to speak with me.  He was very happy and smiling.  When he is happy and smiling then so are we! :)  He said the liver looked good and the closure went smoothly.  I commented on having a rough weekend, but he returned by saying that wasn't rough(in a nice way of course).  I did not take offense to it by any means because if he is telling me things aren't rough, I find peace in the fact it could be a whole lot worse!!

They were able to extubate her down in the OR so that was very promising.  When she returned to the floor she did very well for a short period of time and then the breathing issues started to resurface.  To make a long story short she is back on the BIPAP mask and is NOT happy about it.  The poor girl is so much more awake and aware she is absolutely miserable with this things on her face.  We are hoping now that Monday was her final trip to the OR, and give the rest of her body and lungs a break so she can start to fully recover.

Tuesday she was about the same, but a lot more irritable.  She hates the mask on her face and she would not sleep at all day or night.  I think she slept a total of 2 hours last night.  She was getting so mad eventually they had to get an order for ativan because we could not get her to calm down at all.  After a struggle last night she is now passed out!  I think everything is finally catching up with her.  We are hoping to take her off the BIPAP today as soon as she is a little more awake, but of course now all she wants to do is sleep!  She once again has spiked a temperature and there is a slight elevation of bile in her drain.  They are not to concerned yet so they are going to keep a close eye on it and restart antibiotics.

After a rough night and start to the morning, I finally hit my wall in rounds and broke down.  Even though they aren't to concerned about the bile in her drain I feel like we are moving backwards instead of forwards at this point.  Between all the breathing stuff and now this it has become a lot more than I like to handle.  I would just like to have some sign that we are improving.  The poor girl once again can't catch a break!  I will try to keep you posted on how the day went as evening closes in, but my exhaustion might catch up with me.  Please keep Hannah in your prayers that she gets past this bump in the road and starts her climb back up the hill.