Sorry it's been a while since the last update. Over the course of the last two days, mom has adjusted to being on the step down floor (9th floor, room 9012). She has gained a considerable amount of strength, now getting in and out of bed/chair by herself. There was some initial talk about her being discharged yesterday. Apparently, there was some miscommunication between doctors. This was not the case. Mom was looking forward to going home, so there was a short period of time where she was a little discouraged. This is certainly understandable, but she does realize that this recovery process is very complex and takes time. Right now, we're on track for discharge on Thursday or Friday.
The staff seems to be having somewhat of a hard time balancing her tube feeds along with her oral intake. Mom has been receiving a considerable amount of tube feeding and therefore doesn't have much of an appetite to eat regular food. I am hoping that as time progresses, they allow for smaller amounts of tube feed to allow here to east more by mouth.
Around 3AM this morning, mom's heart rate jumped up. It appears that this was medication induced. It was placed under control relatively quickly without ill-effect. Mom has always been and will always be very sensitive to medication. Certain medications really seem to have a potentiated effect on her. This was the case last night. There was some slight talk about moving her back to the SICU this morning, however, they realized that the likely cause was the medication she was receiving and therefore they kept her on the floor.
Today she has been getting up on her own and walking well. Although she was a little more sleepy today (due to her lack of sleep overnight), she still feels pretty well over all.
Still no word on on the results of the biopsy. Any news on that front will certainly be posted!
With all that being said, she is still doing very well and we continue to pray for her continued progress and increased strength. We also pray for her medical staff to find a balance with her feeding!
Thank you all!!!
Will
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