Evening Update:
I have some exciting news for this evening. Dr. Chen came in around 1:00 this afternoon and gave us his daily update. Basically he reinforced the fact that the only thing keeping Daddy in the hospital is the breathing machine. He said before the surgery they were worried more about his heart, but it turns out that his heart is actually better than his lungs. The Respiratory Therapist came in right after Dr. Chen left and took Daddy off CPAP and put him on just 40% oxygen. Daddy didn't complain at all about being taken off the machine and when Physical Therapy came in to work with him, Daddy actually got out of bed and walked out of his room and down the hall and back (short hall in PCU)! With the aid of a walker of course and the therapists on each side and Mom pushing a chair behind him just in case. We're hoping he's hit a mental turning point in this stage of his recovery and that he will continue trying as hard as he did today.
Morning Update:
Daddy is in a much better mood this morning. Of course he's been on the CPAP machine since 6:30 a.m. Dr. Keeley has changed the amount of time Daddy is off CPAP. Now he will be on the machine for 8 hrs. and off only 2 hrs. at a time. However they have lowered the pressure settings so Daddy is actually doing more of the breathing on his own, he just doesn't realize it. We haven't seen any of his Doctors yet today and not sure when they will be in.
Nothing else to report today. Everything is pretty quiet.
5 comments:
Great to hear that LeRoy's mood is better and that the pressure of the CPAP is decreased. Please tell him we said hi!!Glad to hear he is less agitated too. Our prayers continue for all of you!!
Carolyn Edelstein
So glad to hear of the progress, we will try to get you something put together. Still praying for healing and rest for the family.
David and Becky Layman
A promising evening report! Tell him to keep up the progress! We are all pulling for him!
Carolyn Edelstein
So happy to hear of Roy's progress, many prayers are being answered. Now I know the horses miss him so tell him to get on the mend so they can come nuzzle up to him when he gets home!
Love & Prayers for all!
Laurie Ann & Tommy
Great news! So glad to hear about Uncle Roy's progress.
Love,
Karla Long Setchel
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