Bittersweet as it is, Kaelyn's purple Power PIC is out. She had a fever on Friday night, late (of course) and so we headed into Primary around 2 am on Saturday morning. When we were in the ER trying to get labs, her central line (ie, purple line as Kaelyn called it) was leaking. Since she got this line in Seattle, 16 months ago, Primary does not have a repair kit for it. So, unfortunately or fortunately (I can't decide which one it is yet) we had to have it surgically removed today. The surgery went well, and pretty purple line is gone. What does this mean for Kaelyn? Well, she will have to get "poked" for all of her lab draws now and she will have to have an IV placed whenever she needs fluids or IV antibiotics. Ouch! But, it is one less conduit for bacteria to enter her body, which is a good thing. And one less foreign thing in her body to create infection. So, bittersweet. She will probably be inpatient for a few more days. She will probably have a cholangiogram and tube exchange while we are here. Her biliary drainage is smelly - usually a sign of infection.
But, regardless, she is doing very well. Playing with her horsies and watching Dora. Two of her most favorite activities...
Love all,
Angie
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And thus one of her longest no-inpatient-stays streaks ever comes to an end. Alas...
Your in our hearts...
and then some! :D (You'll see what I mean soon enough. *tee hee hee*)
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