Remaining Stable

We checked on Lynnea a few times through the night. She remains in stable condition. At 3am, they were having a difficult time keeping her completely sedated -- she kept trying to wake up and look around. The nurses assured us that she wasn't feeling anything, but they continued to adjust her medications so that she would continue to sleep like she should. Since then, this hasn't been a problem. At 6am, they were giving her a little bit more blood because she had lost a little bit more, but nothing unexpected. They were also a little concerned at the time that they were beginning to see some clots in her chest tube and they were worried that her blood was clotting too much and might clog the B-T shunt that had been placed, so they gave her some blood thinners. Since then, this seems to be fine. They are beginning to ween her off from some of the drugs that she is on, and are beginning to cut back on the use of the ventilator a little bit. At this point, the plan is to watch her closely today, and if she remains stable, they will probably do another wash out tomorrow, and if everything looks good, hopefully they will be able to close her up at that time. I have been in to peek at her a few times, but, even with a blanket covering everything but her head, I have a hard time looking at her right now. Please continue to pray that she continues to remain stable, and recovers the way that she should.