6 days in

I'm not sure what I expected with Carolines recovery this time around.  She's always done quite well and exceeded our expectations.  But, as things are, we sit and wait for drainage.  We started this morning with another 4 am blood draw.  Drainage overnight was barely in the comfort zone and she had her first chest tube pulled around lunchtime.  The other is still putting out too much fluid and we wait to see what tomorrow brings.  The electrophysiologist saw us this morning and did some fine tuning on her pacemaker.  It's pacing her 55% of the time!  I'm hoping that number significantly decreases as she heals.