Saturday 10/13/18

Meghan got back to her room in ICU around 230am. She did have another bleed in an artery that the pancreas caused damage to. They were able to get it under control and repacked her abdomen. She received 12 units of blood during the surgery which was high but a lower amount than past surgeries. During the morning the doctor did a chest x-ray to make sure her lungs were clear. The left lung had a small amount of fluid but doctors were not concerned at this time. They ending up having to up the ventilator setting so that she does not have a CO2 build up in her lungs. Over night when Meghan is deep sleeping she was only breathing 6-8 times a min, the ventilator will assist with this. The infection that she has in her abdomen is the doctors main concern. They took cultures during surgery so that they can narrow down the exact class of antibiotics to help kill that infection. For the remainder of today Meghan did get some rest. Mom and dad got to visit with her and she was awake and responsive. She wanted mom to come back in the room after saying goodbye for the night and mouthed I love you! 💜