Late this afternoon they were finally able to get the second line in. They had unsuccesfully tried to get a catheter line into his leg this morning. After trying a couple of other things (which also didn't work), they went for a catheter in his arm. That time, they got it.
Because the cardiatric surgeon doesn't want any lines close to his chest area (for obvious reasons), they couldn't put it in as far as they would like, having to stop it at his shoulder. So, it's not an ideal scenario, but it is a better way for them to give him his medication and his sustenance. Hopefully, they will be able to use the line in his belly button to draw blood but, eventually, that will become less and less useful. Nevertheless, progress was made, and that's what's important.
Thanks for all of your prayers on that. Now let's work on getting him out of his little plastic tent....
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