Monday, January 11, 2010 4:46 PM, EST

Things have improved slightly. The kidney doctor gave the okay for a super small dose of meds to help her pee. They also inserted ANOTHER chest tube. She already had one in her right side that is draining fluid, and they placed one on her left side this afternoon. It drained about 100 milliliters almost right away. A before and after X-Ray show no air in left lung to left lung full of air. The doctor in charge is VERY happy with this result and said around 4:00 tomorrow morning they are going to start weaning her off sedation so they can pull the breathing tube.
They changed her sedation meds and after they upped the new meds a little she settled down finally. She still wakes up and shows discomfort when she is moved or touched, but she seems much more calm now.
Things are moving a lot slower than we thought, but the news this afternoon seems promising. UNJINX!!!
Daddy is spending the night tonight, wish him luck!