The surgeons were able to replace her peritoineal dialysis catheter. And the good news, is that it is working! She has had lots of fluid coming off of her and has even started peeing alot more after they started the lasix drip. This is good news since the more fluid they can get off of her the better it is for her lungs. She seems to be resting pretty well with the extra sedation and not working so hard to breath. For now they plan to just let her rest tonight and not make any changes unless they are absolutely needed. They took the bandage off of her incision today, and it will just be covered with betadine and left open to room air. Its a pretty large incision right under her breast bone across her chest. What an amazing "battle scar" she has :) This girl has fought so many battles in her short life, and right now I feel like she has won a war!! I know there are many more hurdles she has to overcome and her future is still uncertain. But at least she has a chance now!
I think I am still slightly in shock. Just seems so crazy that we waited and prayed for lungs for so long, and within less than 24 hours she got the call, had surgery, and was in recovery!
We know Elizabeth's story was aired tonight on Ch3 at home. But they will doing an interview tomorrow with Matt's sister Carie and a phone interview with me. So that should air sometime tomorrow. Also the Times Free Press called today and did an interview with me so that should be in the paper sometime soon as well! We will continue to share Elizabeth's story and the need for organ donation. We are thankful that our wait is over, but there are still over 100,00 people who are waiting for this special gift! We want everyone on that list to feel the same relief, excitement, and even fear that we have, truly amazing!
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