Horrible Hydration

Last night the doctors had ordered one liter of hydration for Erika because they thought she was dehydrated. We ended up noticing in the middle of the night that it was running and even though we objected, we didn't really make a fuss. In the morning Erika noticed that her breathing was a little worse from the day before and her chest felt tight. I also could tell that she was a little bit poofier in her hands. Worst of all the drainage from the chest tube had increased from the day before and not decreased as had been the trend. As a result the chest tube did not get pulled today. I think all this was attributed by the extra hydration.

Thoracic came today and re-did the stitch that closed the opening from the right side chest tube which seemed to stop it from leaking. I guess the plan for tomorrow is to wait and see the output from the remaining chest tube to determine if it can be removed.

Overall it was a pretty low key day as Erika tried to catch back up on her rest and we watched part of two movies, Anne of Green Gables and Wedding Crashers.