Teresa just texted. The roller coaster continues... Averi's blood pressure has dropped again, and the pulses in her extremities were weak, so she is back on the dopamine and they are pushing fluids. The doctors told them that this might happen immediately following the connection of the dialysis, but of course Averi didn't read the play book, and she decided that a few hours later was better!

Just before her BP dropped, they had reached the "fluid negative" goal. So the dialysis was working, but for some reason Averi isn't tolerating it.

Now they are looking at the ECMO machine itself. (Both of her nurses, the doctor, and the ECMO perfusionist have been in the room trying to see if the ECMO machine itself is causing the flow problem.)

Teresa is concerned and would ask people to pray that Averi is not in pain. She said that Averi has had an eye open this entire time. Also, WISDOM for the doctors and all involved in making decisions. Thanks, everyone!