Daddy was sitting in the reclining chair by the window when we all got here this morning. They got him up around 4:00 a.m. The Respiratory Therapist had put him back on the CPAP machine when they put him to bed last night to give his lungs a rest, but they took him back off of it at 4:00 this morning.
Dr. Chen was in around 9:30 this morning and said that things were looking good. Hopefully the wound vacs will come off for good maybe this coming Friday. White count is still elevated so he's still on antibiotics. Dr. Chen may try to switch Daddy trachea tube out maybe the end of the week to one that Daddy can talk with, but all that depends on how his breathing does. We also talked to Dr. Chen a little more about the headaches Daddy has been having. He said it could be some TMJ in the right jaw joint because it's having to work harder. Hopefully once the jaw muscles are stronger the headaches will go away.
Daddy did get moved to the PCU unit around 11:00 this morning. Dr. Keeley put him back on the CPAP machine for the move and said he was going to leave Daddy on it for today and then they will try taking him off some tomorrow. Dr. Keeley is also putting Daddy on some muscle relaxers to help with the TMJ and the headaches.
Since Daddy's white count is still elevated and to reduce the chance of him getting any infections his visitation is still limited to family only. If you would like to visit with Mom and the family you may do so in the 10 mountain waiting room. If Mom is not in the waiting room you may call her cell @ 588-5710 to let her know you are here and she will come out.
1 comment:
Leroy,
We have been following your progress "on line" and "in Lodge"!
Dr. Chen is GREAT! I worked with him at the V.A.
Glad to hear you are improving daily. Will try to come by when they change that trach tube so we can chat awhile.
Keep up the great recovery.
Joseph Masters
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