We got GREAT news today! She doesn't have MRSA after all! The first test that they did the other day is called a rapid response test and they did that test to get an idea of what she (might) have. Well they did another test to confirm those results and it showed that she did not have MRSA. What a miracle! The 2nd test is more accurate so we're happy with those results! She still has pneumonia, but it won't be near as difficult to treat as it would have been. They've taken away her gentamycin antibiotics but she's still getting the vancomycin.
And another great thing is that we don't have to gown up every time we enter her room now! We have enjoyed being in our own room though, we will miss that when they move her back to room 1. We've been singing to her and talking to her without having to worry about a million people hearing us! haha that part has been really nice. It's really been the first time that we've actually been alone with her.
Today they put in an extended dwell IV in her head because she was running out of IV sites for them to give her antibiotics. They were originally going to do another picc line which made us SO nervous because that's how she got sepsis a few weeks ago (we don't want to go through that again!) So we brought up our concerns about the picc line with our nurse and she agreed that it would be good to try something else. The extended dwell is supposed to last 29 days, so we're hoping it does! It's also much less of a risk for sepsis that the picc because it's not a central IV. The nurse said it went in really smooth so we're praying it lasts and she doesn't have to get any more IVs for a while.
When they finished putting the IV in they let me hold her while they changed her bed out. I love holding her! She's just the sweetest thing, I could stare at her for hours just memorizing her sweet features.
We've been struggling with the realization that we still won't get to take her home for 2 months! It's hard to leave her every night, but we're so glad that she's being taken care of so well. We love the nurses, nurse practitioners, doctors, and respiratory therapists that watch over her so carefully 24/7, I'll always be full of extreme gratitude for all of them.
And another great thing is that we don't have to gown up every time we enter her room now! We have enjoyed being in our own room though, we will miss that when they move her back to room 1. We've been singing to her and talking to her without having to worry about a million people hearing us! haha that part has been really nice. It's really been the first time that we've actually been alone with her.
Today they put in an extended dwell IV in her head because she was running out of IV sites for them to give her antibiotics. They were originally going to do another picc line which made us SO nervous because that's how she got sepsis a few weeks ago (we don't want to go through that again!) So we brought up our concerns about the picc line with our nurse and she agreed that it would be good to try something else. The extended dwell is supposed to last 29 days, so we're hoping it does! It's also much less of a risk for sepsis that the picc because it's not a central IV. The nurse said it went in really smooth so we're praying it lasts and she doesn't have to get any more IVs for a while.
When they finished putting the IV in they let me hold her while they changed her bed out. I love holding her! She's just the sweetest thing, I could stare at her for hours just memorizing her sweet features.
We've been struggling with the realization that we still won't get to take her home for 2 months! It's hard to leave her every night, but we're so glad that she's being taken care of so well. We love the nurses, nurse practitioners, doctors, and respiratory therapists that watch over her so carefully 24/7, I'll always be full of extreme gratitude for all of them.
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