Decisions, decisions, decisions

Contemplating.....

deep thoughts by Emmie

Well, we are still at Ochsner. We are trying to convince Emmie that we do not really live here. I'm not sure she believes us. She is doing much better. Her wound seems to be getting better every day and all of her "stats" look good. Her last couple of cultures have been negative so it looks like the antibiotics are working. The dilemma is we can't go home with the current access (central line) that she has because of infection risks. Unfortunately, they were unable to put a PICC line (one we could go home with) in today so now we have to decide whether to let them take her back to the OR to place a line that we can go home with. Obviously, we would like to avoid the OR because of risks with general anesthesia and line placement but we can't spend the rest of our lives in the hospital (risks there too). The length of antibiotics needed is constantly changing depending on who you talk to- damn doctors! :) Unfortunately, only time will tell how long Emmie will need antibiotics. If we knew Monday would be it, we could stick it out in the hospital until then but she may need them for 3-4 more weeks. We just want to do what's best for her and right now we are not sure what that might be. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers- we appreciate all of your support!