Sorry for the lack of updates for the past couple of days… They were really really busy for Miss Em.
By Sunday she was so very much done with CRRT dialysis that she twisted her entire body like a twizzler and clotted the machine. She was at the maximum amount of all of her sedation yet literally sat up in bed. They had to make a decision on whether or not she was ready to come off of CRRT and go to Hemo-dialysis. She made the decision for them when she wouldn’t be still! They stopped the CRRT and started Hemo-dialysis Monday Morning.
Mondays dialysis went better than expected, but Monday night she decided that she was done with her Central Venous Femoral Line and pulled it out. For those of you who are not aware of where they put that, it is in the main artery in her leg, so pulling it out without notice is not a good thing! They had to apply hard pressure for over three and half hours before it would stop shooting blood. I honestly can say that I never want to see that again, her bed linens were soaked with blood. I swear that every Monday something drastic happens with her!
Tuesday she decided to pee 1200 cc’s! That is what we were looking for! Her kidney function looked great so she does not need to do dialysis again (unless something drastically changes). She has gone down from 15 drips (iv medication) to 4!
She is back to her adorable self and is longing for Taco Bell Sweet Tea (although I don’t think that is on her renal diet!)
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