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The latest Ella happenings!  (from Abbey)

"We got here and the docs had already rounded.  (6 am)  All of the little hiccups that Ella is having are VERY normal. She is not urinating the greatest, but they took out her catheter and will give her some lasix. She is puffy but not horrible. She was taken off her two blood pressure medications last night but they replaced those with a new one. She responded very well to the new medication.  They actually turned off the medication when we got here. It has been elevated again, but about where it was yesterday with the drugs. The nurse and I were just talking and I asked her if it was good that her bp is still reading the same even though she is not on the meds and she said that it was because she is making progress!

Another thing is that she is still hooked up to her pacemaker. It is set to have her heart beat 114 bpm and when she is off of it her heart beats 80-90 bpm. They want this number to go up. They say that a part of her heart has not waken up fully, which is also normal.  They are not overly concerned at this point.  

The last issue that she has developed is the most normal. She has developed a build up of gunk on her lungs. They said this happens with the vent and surgery. They are not going to work on taking her off the vent until they can get her all cleared out. The nurse told me that they were going to do a breathing treatment on her through her vent. The resipitory therapist came in and explained it. He is, well…..blunt in a very funny way. He is probably my age and seems very serious. He made the whole process sound very intense but then he throws out "but this is all very normal, so it is ok." Might need to work on his warm and fuzziness! Oh well, did not leave a whole lot for my imagination! 

Otherwise, that is all I know for now!"

Please keep those prayers coming!  We just need to get Ella through today.  I fully believe tomorrow will be a GREAT day for Ella!  Until tomorrow's update.....  Have a great evening!

Tonight's Prayer Request
Pray hard that Ella's heart is beating like the doctors want, that her lungs stay clear, and that her blood pressure remains stable.  Pray that she is able to rest tonight and that she has a great day tomorrow.