Slowly over the last few days the drs have been closing the gap in Hannah's breastbone. They are hopeful that perhaps tomorrow they will be able to close it completely. The reason for not closing it in one go is that the pressure on her heart would be too much, so they are doing it gradually so the heart can adjust & also it is easier to take a step back if needed.
Her kidneys are still not working. They are going to try again today to see if they can kick start them into working. The drs are still confident that when everything else sorts it self out & settles down that her kidneys will function again.
They have increased the amount of milk that she is recieving via the NG tube, she is up to 5mls now. However because of the dialysis fluid pushing on the stomach she has been bringing it back up. So yesterday when they closed her chest a bit, they also inserted a longer NG tube that deliverers the milk straight to her intestines. So far this seems to be working.
Since closing her a bit more yesterday she has not been leaking dialysis fluid, which is a big plus.
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