Short and Sweet

Don't have much time to update. Pretty tired today. Oliver and I have basically been switching places for the past 3 days while Sofia is still in the hospital. Here are the highlights: She did get one chest tube put in on Thursday on the right side (under anesthesia, done by Dr. Stewart). She has fluid around right lung and around heart. She is acting normally and is pretty much herself, which is good. She wanted to draw, paint, and go to the playroom and look at the aquariums. Chest tube drained a good amount on Thursday, but almost nothing at all last night and today. This could be a good sign if her chest xray looks good tomorrow. Someone screwed up last night and put her on IV fluids thinking she was too "negative" (they measure all her intake and output and want her to be in the negative). Cardiologist wasn't happy this morning when she found out about that. She still has some fluid that needs to come off and shouldn't be getting any extra input. Dr. Edwards brought Sofia a giftcard today. I think he was feeling bad about readmitting her. He also stopped in to say hello and said she was looking better to him than she did on Wednesday. The most annoying thing is all the wires and tubes she's hooked up to. It is so difficult to just go to the bathroom or walk down the hall. The chest tube drains into a box (no plastic ball like before), she's on oxygen to help her out, and all the leads and wires make for one big mess. She had several wagon rides today, but I know she should also be moving around. I know she is where she needs to be right now, just hoping it isn't too much longer!