Egleston Again Day 1/2/3

Being transported for my central line

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Hanging out with Daddy

Hard to believe that we are back in the hospital, it is like a bad dejavu! Luckily we are back with the same nurses and she is getting the care that she needs. Avery is doing better than she was a few days ago. It sounds like what happened is that the bacteria that was in Avery's intestines is very fast acting and she got sick very quickly. She needed to have 2 blood transfusions on Tuesday and alot of IV fluids to help boost her back up. She continued to have xrays done on her abdomen to monitor her intestines and the air around them. The xrays continued to look better and it seems that they have healed and we aren't thinking about surgery at this point. Avery has to go at least 6-7 more days without eating to rest her stomach and intestines and to make sure that the bacteria are gone from her intestines. She is also again receiving her nutrition through her veins, so she needed a bigger IV access than through her peripheral vein. Last time she had a PICC line which is what they tried to do again, unfornately after several attempts there was no avaliable vein to put the line in. So yesterday she went to the OR to put in a central venous line, which is a small line directly into her subclavian vein, I belive. She had to go under anesthesia for this. She did really well and it only took about 20 minutes. She was and still is VERY sleepy from the medicine they gave her. So at this point the plan is to receive antibiotics and nutrition and not let her eat for at least a week, then they will start slowing feeding her again like last time. After she is up to full feeds, gaining weight and looking healthy she can come home again! We are expecting this process to take at least 2 more weeks. I will continue to update y'all on her status every few days. Thank you to everyone for your continued prayers!