Our first wave of doctors have passed through this morning. Tess is back to sleep.
We're in a bit of holding pattern now and waiting on a few things. Updates so far today:
1. Tess' inflammation markers in her blood are getting better. Still very high, but coming down. Same with her white blood cell count.
2. Dr. Booker redressed the incision on her groin and pulled the little drain tube. He said it's looking good.
3. Tess' stomach is still distended, but it sounds as if she'll get to try an ounce of pedialyte or breast milk later today. She's peeing and pooping and we'd love for her to keep that up.
4. They'll be inserting a picc line into her arm at some point soon. It's a catheter that will go in through her arm and up into her chest to deliver antibiotics. It's a bit more stable than your regular IV and can stay in for much longer. But they can't do that procedure until the bacteria is out of her blood. So again, we're just waiting.
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