Unsettled night!

We had another unsettled night last night. The hospital staff phoned in the night to check if Lydia could have a blood transfusion, as her haemoglobin levels had dropped quite considerably. She also has a problem with circulation in one of her arms. Her right hand looked quite white when we saw her yesterday, so they called the surgeon out in the night. He doesn't think this is anything to do with the surgery, so they are linking it to two abortive attempts at getting arterial lines into her arm after the surgery. They eventually got the line in one of her legs, and are monitoring the arm situation closely. They have given her a blood-thinning drug to see if that helps. She was also given more of the drug to paralyse her, as she attempted to pull out her ventilation tube again! We thought that the operation would bring an end to the concerns with Lydia, but it looks like there are a few new ones still to come! Arghhhh, we need some sleep (and some more positive news for a change)! Although, we do understand it is still very early days after the operation!