Today her drain has been clamped all day. So far she hasn't had any vomiting. If she makes it through the night, clamped and without vomiting, the tube will probably come out in the morning! And even better...she will probably be allowed to try having something to drink tomorrow.
Audra got her PICC line placed today without any trouble. It is in her right upper arm, which means she has full use of that arm. And her one remaining IV was removed from her left hand. Being able to use both hands freely really helps when it comes to distraction activities. Although, this weekend she had IV's in both hands, all boarded and taped up, and she somehow still managed to push the baby stroller, paint, color, etc. She one strong-willed, determined little girl.
Audra was very irritable when she came out of the anesthesia today, which is not like her. I half-jokingly asked the anesthesiologist why she gave her the "cranky gas" instead of the "happy gas". Audra's anesthesiologist today was the same one she had for surgery last Monday. I asked her if she had plans next Monday, as Audra has a date with anesthesia for the third Monday in a row! She said she'll be around...we'll see if we meet up again.
Once we returned to Audra's room I got her back to (some much needed) sleep for a while. She woke up to a special delivery of balloons from her Aunt Brownie, which seemed to be the cure for the "cranky gas".
So, the plan for now:
~get the tube out
~have something to drink
~slowly advance her diet
~decrease her IV nutrition as she begins eating (and tolerating) food
~get out of here...maybe Friday if all goes well with her tummy keeping the food down
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