Recovery Day #1

In a nutshell: Charlotte "rocks!" as Dr. Jason Kane, the intensivist on service, said this afternoon.

Today the docs have:

• Removed Charlotte's bladder probe (an uncomfortable catheter thing that takes an internal body temperature near the bladder. Yuck.)



• Removed her Foley catheter and reinserted her MICKey button



• Stopped all IV drip meds except for a small dose of Milrinone



• Pretty much stopped Morphine (because Tylenol works better for Charlotte)



• Released Charlotte to her home diet

Today Charlotte has:

• Drunk 360 mls of Pedialyte without coaxing



• Drunk 100+ mls of Pediasure and tolerated another 80 mls through her g-tube



• Eaten about 1 teaspoon each of chicken and mashed potatoes and a whole string bean



• Hammed it up for the camera (I'm in the hospital computer room without my camera or laptop, so pictures to come)



• Asked to "atch Elmo" (and, yes, Daddy ran home to get the DVD for her!)



• Said "Bye Bye Jenny" to Julie Creadon



• Blew kisses to the volunteers who visited



• Shown her truly bright, vital, funny personality



• Warmed our hearts

Thanks for your calls, emails, and warm thoughts. More tomorrow.....