Post op day 2 morning

Angelica is doing good. She has been able to feed so she is quite content. When we sit her up she has some discomfort so we have continued morphine and Tylenol. She is currently sleeping. We got extubated yesterday. Her Glenn line (arterial line in her neck) was removed last night, her arterial line was removed, her foley cath and rectal probe were taken out as well. We were switched to nasal cannula from high flow oxygen. What does all this verbiage mean? She is doing well and has less lines in. Currently we still have two IVs, a femoral line and a drain. Vital signs look good. Hoping to be moved out of the intensive care unit today or tomorrow. One of the floor docs just came in and said we can remove the femoral line 🤗 .   That means we may be headed down to 15 sooner than I thought. The 15th floor is one step closer to going home and we can stay overnight with her. I read back through my blog and realized I never stated what type of surgery she had 🤦🏻‍♀️.  She had the Glenn. It is the second surgery in a three surgery palliative repair. "Palliative" means this is not a cure but only extending her life. They have only been doing these types of surgeries for the past 30 years. There are individuals living to their 30s but we do not know beyond that. Angelica's heart is not the typical anatomy for this type of repair. She is very unique. She is a strong single ventricle but I am not sure what that truly means. What I do know is Angelica is so strong. I have faith God has a purpose for this little girl and it is in his hands. This experience is so very humbling. We had a nurse yesterday with a son with Down's syndrome. He has a heart condition as well. His heart was not suppose to make it past 4 years old. He is 22 and not on any heart medication. Angelica is such a blessing and has already taught me so much. Praying for a good day with great pain control. 🙂