Monthly Archives: May 2009

I haven’t gotten a chance to update until just now – sorry! Olin was discharged (finally!) Saturday morning. We said our goodbyes at the Well House, packed everything up, and headed home. Olin slept most of the way and did …

The chest tube is out! Already, we are a much happier camper. Tim and I have been having a great day… We hung out, played board games, took a walk, had lunch together… It was just very nice. It’s been …

Olin is doing pretty well, today, all things considered. Tim and I got a very late start, due to a general unwillingness to get out of bed and having to wait for the laundry to dry. We figured we’d miss …

He is back out of surgery. Again. If I never hear that pathetic, hoarse little I’ve-just-been-extubated cry from any of my children again, it will be too soon. Anyway, he has a chest tube exactly like he did four days …

Well, so much for diuresis. And going home. Olin is headed in to surgery for a pericardiocentesis and possible drain placement here in about 10 minutes. The actual procedure should only take about 15 minutes, but it will probably be …

The fluid around Olin’s heart is actually worse than it was yesterday. The plan is to ‘agrressively diurese’ with diuril and increased lasix, as well as the spironalactone, and ‘replace as necessary’. Translation: they’re going to screw up his electrolytes …

Waiting around… Not sure what will happen, today. The nurse just stopped by to tell us they’re coming up to do another echo. I suppose the results of that will tell me whether or not I’ll be bringing the baby …