Thursday, September 3, 2009
transfer didn't happen
Well we are totally bummed out Brianna wasn't transferred today. The team from Elliot went to Hanover and were ready to transport her when she decided to start swinging really low on her oxygen stats. Then her belly started to get swollen again and they decided to stop her feedings for today and resume again tonight. She might be transferred tomorrow or Tuesday the latest due to the holiday. Her nurse and main nurse practioner are not too concerned as they think this is all related to her being stressed out this morning. This morning they did an eye exam on her and dialated her eyes 1 hr before she was to be transferred and I heard she didn't like it at all. They had to hold her down and she got extremely upset and was crying pretty hard which in turn filled her belly full of lots of air which then made it hard for her to breathe so it was a total chain reaction. We just got home and she was doing much better than this morning every time her nurse practioner walked by she would smile and all the nurses were cracking up they were all joking she just wanted the attention today as usually she is real quick at rounds as they have no issues as she has done so well that its a quick little conversation. Her doctor agreed that no more eye exams until she gets to her new home away from home.....the good news is her eyes look good.
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Mel - I am so glad to read the news that Brianna will be headed to Elliot - even if she didn't make it there today. The eye exams STINK! I made the mistake of being there for one of them and the doctor, IMO, is an......well, I'll let you figure it out. I know they have to do it, but none of the nurses like to watch either, so it's not surprising that Brianna was upset. Rest assured, tomorrow she'll be back to her feisty self and ready to head down I-89 to closer to home.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on getting out of DHMC ahead of time and I hope your stay at Elliot is short and sweet. She's growing so well and looking great.
You'll have her home soon...just be ready for the fact that she'll be looking for her 'fan club' (when we got Cooper home, 3 weeks after Logan came home, I swear he thought that we were crazy for turning out the lights at night...and he wanted to know where his nursing staff was when his diaper was just the teensiest bit wet LOL!)
Good luck to you and good wishes.
Barclay
We just got home from DHMC to see Brianna and she is doing great...she is up to 2 lbs 9 oz and had graduated to the back carpeted room...transfer to Elliot is scheduled for tomorrow morning as long as they still have room for her. Her NP whom we love to pieces wish we could bring her with us...said there will be no eye exams tomorrow or bloodwork on her watch! I will miss them especially her NP and primary nurse but so happy the next several weeks will be closer to home which will be so much easier for breastfeeding and bonding...thanks again for everything and for being there and thinking exactly what I'm thinking and knowing how I feel without me saying a word.
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