Maddy's counts finally recovered, but surgery didn't have an opening on Tuesday, so she went went to the hospital today. She started the morning having surgery to put her central line back in. Then there were some delays, so she won't start her chemo until sometime around 11:30 PM tonight. Maddy is hurting which breaks our hearts. Her site was also bleeding after surgery, so they had to change her bandage already which was traumatic for Maddy. When they changed her bandage, they noticed that the "cuff" of the catheter (the part that holds the catheter in) was slipping out. Of course, this is not good considering we need the catheter to stay in for the long haul. The surgeon's assistant didn't want to put Maddy through anything more tonight, so they may look into trying to fix that tomorrow if they can. : (
All of this, and we are trying to get ready for Julia to be Confirmed on Saturday. Our hopes were that Maddy would be out of the hospital, so we could be together for the event. It is currently not looking good... so the 6th floor at St. Vs better watch out because we will have to bring the party to Maddy!
P.S.- Thanks to everyone that participated and/or donated to the St. Balderick's event. It was very successful. As always, we feel blessed to be surrounded by such caring people!
Thank you for coming to the event! It was great to see you all again! We have unofficially raised over $14,000, but are pretty sure the total is going to be over $15,000! Your family is an inspiration!
ReplyDeleteI truly hope and pray that Maddy starts feeling better soon.
Hey Miss Maddy,
ReplyDeleteSorry about the problems with your new line. Hopefully they can get that all fixed up today. I saw the picture of you in your new tube top!! Pretty cool. Hey, I know it's not fun kiddo, but hang in there and be brave. You are so strong and such a brave little girl. YOU CAN DO IT!! Praying today goes better than yesterday!!
Love you,
Mrs. Buehrer
Oh, I am so sorry to hear about all the central line problems and that Maddy is in pain. It all sounds very stressful and worrying. I hope they can sort things out with her line and that she is feeling a lot better by now. Good luck with the next lot of chemo too.
ReplyDeleteSo cool about bringing the party to Maddy. That really made me smile.
Anyway, hugs to you all,
Bridget and Pete