Update!

Emily had her chest closed on Monday and had drains removed on Tuesday. So the only lines now going in are meds and the only lines out are her catheter and the odd line for taking blood.

Generally, she is doing well. There's been a bit of concern over if she may or may not have picked up an infection somewhere along the line, they have taken plenty of swabs and blood to test and while waiting for the results she's getting a broad spectrum antibiotic to cover anything. It's hard to update really as each day has good bits and bad bits! But the overall feeling is that she is doing well.

Ian and I have been having some 'training' from our cardiac nurse! Just about monitoring Emily when we are home, what to look out for (signs and symptoms that she may be unwell) and when to call the doctors and such. It is all a little scary and has made me wonder a bit about if we actually get to enjoy our little girl or will I forever be a nervous paranoid mum?!

Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day with more ups than downs :)

xx