Highs and Lows A rough night 1am Hannah wakes up as she needs the toilet. Complains of pain…in her chest but also her right shoulder when breathing in. I get her back into bed. ..almost bolt upright as she says […]
Hannah’s recovery from heart surgery | Day 4
Showers and other shenanigans I got back to the ward at around 8am. Hannah was awake and said hello. She still had the nasal prong oxygen but no longer needed the additional waft from the oxygen mask (I think that […]
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Hannah’s recovery from heart surgery | Day 3
Steady progress 4 am Woke up to Hannah sitting up in bed (supported by her lovely nurse, Kate) , having a big cough and struggling to shift the ‘frog in her throat’. She had vomited a little but was fine […]
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Hannah’s post-surgery recovery | day 2
8am I just came back to intensive care after a few hours’ s sleep. Simon has updated me on his 2nd half night shift. Hannah much as she was when I left earlier this morning. Still quite tearful and very […]
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Hannah’s recovery from heart surgery | The first 24 hours
A child’s recovery from heart surgery can be extremely rapid or excruciatingly slow. Hannah’s first open heart surgery in 2000 resulted in her spending 2 weeks in intensive care, struggling to breathe, being extubated and re-intubated more times than I […]
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