Amber is recovering well - post 11

Good news. Everything is going as well as planned and even better. The pain issue was finally controlled in the middle of the night and everybody finally rested well from about 3-6am. Amber had an X-Ray at 6am and everything looks good. She got to eat breakfast and ate Fruit Loops (see the picture reel to the right of the blog) and they are going to test how her body does with the fat, and if it goes right she'll be put onto a regular diet. If her body doesn't absorb the fat properly, she'll need to be on a low-fat (aka no flavor) diet for a few weeks.

Amber has been awake most of the morning and has been quite talkative with Jamie and I, but not Dr. Hillman (it is as if she recognizes that he did this to her). She even talked to Christopher on the phone this morning.

The plan is to remove her arterial IV and catheter soon and hopefully her chest tube later tonight. That will leave her with just two standard IVs. They are also going to start working on transitioning her pain meds to something we can administer at home. If this goes well, SHE WILL BE GOING HOME TOMORROW :)