Rough day back up on the hill

Mina Brigitta had to be at UCSF for a pulmonary function test (lungs) today. That meant another day without breakfast for everyone in the house. Keri said she woke up pretty woozy for the anesthesia, and then proceeded to poop all over herself and her mother. Keri spent the rest of the day in UCSF scrubs. Then she had to go and get her Broviac site dressing changed, and they discovered that her Broviac is leaking blood where the repair was made. So they had to repair it again, but the gang had to hang out for an hour and a half while they waited for the part to arrive. Meanwhile, the nurse doing the dressing change was alarmed that the Broviac had come out a little ways due to the constant tugging, and wanted to have a surgeon look at it to see if it ought to be replaced before the transplant. The surgeon said it looked fine, but Dr. Loh will look at it on Tuesday and make a final call then. Would be nice to be able to avoid surgery, but more important is that the line function well over the next few months.

So they didn't end up getting back to the house until nearly 7:00. But she and Isaac both behaved very well throughout the day. Zeedie had Isaac out and about much of the day, and was talking about how he charmed people. She even took pictures of a couple of the people he met. He's such a good boy. Mina Brigitta is doing fabulously. She's running around reacquianting herself with the house, and eating like a horse. She looks like she's beginning to gain some weight back. Dr. Loh said to do whatever we can to fatten her up before the transplant, so we're considering that a challenge.