Today has been a good one! Still no GI activity, but Mom has made improvements in other areas. They took her catheter out this morning, and she's had no trouble with that. They also took her NG tube out tonight (tube that goes from her nose to her stomach and drains fluid off), so pray that she'll tolerate that well (nausea/vomiting is a possibility). She is so happy to be rid of that big ol' tube! And she's been able to stay off oxygen for over 24 hours now, so I think it's safe to say she's done with that. Now her attachments just include her IV fluids/meds (given throught her port in her chest), her heart/oxygen monitor, and her epidural in her back; she'll likely have all those things for a few more days. Mom has gotten up and walked the halls a couple of times today and has also gotten out of bed to use the bathroom a few times. Once she's up, she really doesn't need any help walking - she uses her IV pole to stabilize herself. Her pain has been very well-controlled by her epidural - we are so thankful for that! Her blood pressure and temperature have both been normal, her heart rate has been a little lower (but still high), and her white count was about the same as yesterday.
God blessed us today with visits and phone calls from friends and family. Our dear friends Mark and Wanda came to see Mom today. They live a little over an hour away from here. Mom loved seeing them and it was good to see some familiar faces. Mom also got to FaceTime with some family tonight. I know it helps everyone back home to be able to see her face, and I know it helped Mom to get to talk to her grandkids. :) Dad left this afternoon and made it back home safely tonight, so it's just Trish and me now.
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We miss our friends, family, and city, but we're being well taken care of here in Louisville. The care that Mom (and I!) has received has been amazing. Now if I can just manage to not get myself killed trying to drive on all these one-way streets . . .
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