Patience.

Yesterday, the suregons found two major sources of bleeding. One was an old vessel that needed a stitch, the other was in the IVC where the stent had eroded the wall of the vein. They had expected this could happen and that is why her surgeon didn't like the idea of the stent as a long term solution. They had expected it to last for weeks instead of 3 days though. They had fixed it (not sure how or how long it will hold). Since then, her bleeding has gone from over 100ml/hr to under 35ml/hr. She no longer requires blood product transfusions!  Her blood pressure has climbed to a point that they have had to reduce medication. She is now in a place where it is safer to try remove some of the edema (swelling).  They attempted to clamp off the ecmo and test her ability to maintain her blood pressure. She failed. Still because of the stiffening of the heart tissue. The message today was be patient...