Sayonara Sucky TPN!

Today, we are getting one more bag of TPN delivered.  We're going from 18 hour cycle to an 8 hour cycle, having increased her g-tube feed.  The feeds have produced puking, but, I'm trying to take it really slow, especially considering she's getting all her calories from the TPN.  I don't want to overload her system.  I've noticed I've had to vent her stomach a lot more lately.  Since the air can't escape through the leak like the old site, so, perhaps that air is causing the pukes?  I dunno.  All I know is that I'm anxious to say "sayonara sucka!" to the TPN.  Having Andi tethered 18 hours a day is very taxing and stressful.  It will be nice to just have the g-tube feeds again and really work on our oral feeds.  That will seem like such a piece of cake, compared to this.

With all the puking, I've been giving Andi a lot more baths. You aren't supposed to get the central line ports wet, so that has been a bit of a challenge.  When the nurse came to change the dressing yesterday, upon completing the bandage change, Andi promptly puked on it.  Oops.  In fact, she just puked again, and when fussing, I was able to vent a lot of air out of her g-tube.  Where this air comes from? ... I do not know, but I suspect it's her chomping on Froggy!  In any case, I've noticed in all of these baths I've had to give, that she feels a lot heavier.  Fuller, more solid, heavy.  I'm anxious to see what she weighs this Thursday.  I can't wait.  TPN has done its job, but we're SO ready to say sayonara sucka!!!