Bleeding update

Well, after a very eventful day yesterday, Elizabeth is holding steady.
The site where the large second chest tube was removed bleed very heavily yesterday morning. It was quite traumatizing for both Mom and Elizabeth. Pressure wasn’t stopping it. Once the surgeon was able to remove the entire bandage and find the bleed site, direct pressure to that spot worked. New bandage and more pressure held it for a while. It started bleeding once more and then we convinced them to give her platelets. While Elizabeth platelet level is about normal, since she has no spleen she is normally more than twice normal.
At any rate, she has been stable now since about 1 pm yesterday. The original tube is still in place and will come out soon (but not too soon because of the bleeding problem). She is finally taking off some of the weight and things are moving in the right direction. If we can get her urinary problem on track, we should be in good shape provided there are no complications with taking out the last tube.

For now, holding and praying for the best. Been 2 weeks so far this time and that’s more than enough time.

More to come. Dad.