Chest Tube Out...Off to the Rice Table

Another great day! Chest tube was taken out around 10am and once sedation wore off, Bernie was eager to get to the play room. Movie here. 

Rice Rice Baby

Bernie's INR was only at 1.2 this AM, but it could not be too close to our ideal levels when taking a chest tube out. It will likely be difficult to jump between 2.5 and 3.5 by tomorrow. We don't need any cardiac monitoring any more so we lost those leads that hang off her body as well as the oxygen. Once we get that INR right, we can then ditch the IV heparin. We should be good to be discharged by week's end as long as her discharge ECHO looks good and that will happen under anesthesia. tomorrow at 8AM in the cath lab.

Thanks for following along! All the love is really appreciated!! We don't get through this stuff alone.