Journal Pii's Journal: Miracles abound... 5
Everything went great, and she was awake, alert, and talking just 40 minutes after they closed up her little chest.
You can't imagine the horror of learning that your little girl is going to have to undergo something like this. For the past 6 months, it's hung in the air of my house like a foul stench that nobody wanted to acknowledge. We snuck around the subject because facing it, and the potential outcome, was simply too awful.
We also tried to protect our son, age 10, from worrying too much, but ultimately, we had to tell him that there was a very real possibility that his sister might now be coming home from the hospital.
Thankfully, the worst is now behind us. My daughter is recovering well (the next 24 - 48 hours is still key), but if she continues to hit her recovery milestones at the current pace, we should be able to bring her home this weekend.
I'd like to commend an exceptional team of doctors working at VCU MCV (Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia) in Richmond, and especially Dr. Allen (her Pediatric Cardiologist), and Dr. Mehta (her Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon). In addition to being exceptional physicians, these men were supportive, approachable, and emotionally invested in seeing this through. Maybe it's because they do pediatric work, but I've never met two doctors that were less "distant" in my life.
I owe each of them a debt of gratitude that simply can't ever be repaid.
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We're in pretty good shape. I was at the hospital from Wednesday morning until just now. It was a long day.
My daughter went through a lot of stuff today. They removed her chest drains (3 of them), her wrist IV, her Epidural catheter, her Foley catheter, and a Central IV (from her jugular).
Several hospital personell were met with "I don't like you anymore," from a wounded angel, but I think they understood where she was coming from.
I'm actually going to work tomorrow while my wife rem
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Elapsed time since the completion of her surgery: 72 hours!
She's not even complaining about any pain.
I have to go get some prescriptions filled...
I can't believe they released her already.
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