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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here thank you for the support again, coming back on to read all these messages is so emotional and heart warming.

I think we're getting there. We've had the chest drain removed. There's a little concern about the fact the weaning of oxygen hasn't been successful. She still needs a face mask to get enough air in so can't start eating yet. It's been a good night though where she's rested and has been quite awake this morning. I'm realistic to expect a few issues still as her body has been hit hard. But the sepsis has been stopped and we're dealing with the damage it has done, hopefully it is all temporary her organs seen to be okay, beyond it hitting her heart and lungs from the effort. The doctors are more cautious, reminding me she's still fragile and will need constant monitoring in the icu likely through the weekend.

I've been reflecting on what I could do differently. I left her suffering and gave her medicine the night before we went in. Please if your little one is sick listen to your mom instinct. [b] I knew it was more than a fever but I didn't act. If I'd have taken her earlier she likely wouldn't have gone through this. I've nearly lost my daughter because of my lack of action. It's terrifying and I've so much to make up to her for all the fighting she's done[/b][/quote]

Please don't blame yourself. You got her to the hospital and she got the treatment she needed. And, really, if you'd taken her earlier the hospital might not have taken it seriously and sent you home. My nephew had sepsis when he was 4 years old. My sister is an ICU nurse and could tell something was wrong. But he wasn't bad enough for the ER to get it. She had the knowledge and experience to hold her ground and call in reinforcements -- people at the hospital who had worked with her -- and was able to get them finally to take her seriously because she was a medical professional not just a scared mom. Any other parent would likely have been persuaded to go home to "wait and see." [/quote]

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