3 months today; Paracentisis and PICC line

Happy 3 months!

Mommy & baby

Monday they ordered for Faye's paracentisis for 10:30 am. That morning consisted of playing with such a happy and talkative baby! Happy 3 months to my baby girl! That early morning around 7:00 am, the surgeons denied my request for a PICC line;

"A peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) is a long, flexible, thin tube inserted in a vein to provide intravenous access to treatments. A PICC may be inserted through a small incision in your arm (peripheral location) and from there, threaded through a vein all the way to a large vein near your heart. At the insertion point on your arm, a length of catheter line will extend outside of your skin, ending in injection ports that are closed by caps. PICC lines may remain in place on a long-term basis if they are well-maintained."

The surgeons were saying that Faye needed the smallest catheter which meant she would be able to receive medications but wouldn't be able to draw blood from that size line. The main reason I wanted the PICC line is because she was already receiving medications through IV and getting poked for labs everyday. Especially since Faye would already be sedated for her Paracentisis, it was only reasonable to do it at the same time so she wouldn't need to be sedated another time just for the PICC. Also, it only made sense because Dr. Stanley who was doing the Paracentisis, dies the PICC. (He also did her liver biopsy) Well, our nurse Donna (amazing lady!) was baffled by their reasons and spent her morning getting surgery to put in the order. Even all the nurses were shocked the surgery team would say that because they've put PICC lines in 2 day olds! Donna was successful and they ordered the PICC to be done.
Then they called to let us know they were taking us in early, we headed down to IR around 9:15 am. Until they realized that Faye's last feed was at 4:00 am, they weren't able to take her because they needed a 6 hour window of an empty stomach (risks of anesthesia). We waited and I was just keeping Faye asleep since she was very grumpy from being NPO. 10:00 am and they finally brought us into the IR, they let me hold Faye while they pushed her anesthesia, told me to give her a kiss and walked me out.

Hernia After

Hernia Before

11:00 am they finally called me info recovery room where Faye was waking up from anesthesia. The nurses let me know that they were able to drain 400cc of fluid. By noon, we were finally transported back to our room. We (the nurses and I) seemed to be boggled that her belly was still so large but her belly was a bit softer and hernia was less red. Also, you can see the dressings to her PICC line!