We had a discussion with the surgeon and intensivist this evening. Pippa has been having fluctuations with her blood pressure today, up and down. They are managing the fluctuations with medications, but there is no clear indication what is causing them.
It seems that Pippa is not getting on with the heart/lung machine as well as she could be. She is producing a lot of clots in the system. Again, it is not clear why this is happening. It is something that happens with some children.
The plan is to try to ease Pippa off the life support tomorrow morning, since she apparently doesn't 'like' it much. The doctors will gradually wind the machine down and watch carefully how Pippa responds. If she doesn't handle things by herself, they will re-introduce the life support and try again in a few days. The surgeon thinks there are some good and some bad indicators, so it is very much a case of waiting to see what happens.
They perform the procedure at Pippa's bedside (creating a little surgical environment there so they don't have to move her) first thing in the morning. We will see her before and after, but not during the procedure.
If Pippa can get by without the life support this soon after her surgery it is an excellent sign for the future.
Fingers and toes crossed for tomorrow's procedure. Thank you for sharing pictures of Pippa. Reminds us all of how hard this amazing little girl, and her mum and dad, are fighting. And even among all those wires she still looks absolutely beautiful to me. Lil. xox
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed guys, we will be thinking of you all x
ReplyDeleteLove Paddy, Amanda, Sarah and Junior
Hi Erin & Justin,
ReplyDeletethinking of you, our pray for Pippa, she look like big brother Trig.
Rita & Adamo