Ron has finally made the move off of the Critical Care Unit and over to a transitional care room. Not quite a regular hospital room but not as busy as the full on CCU room. Hopefully, this will allow for quieter nights and more rest. He still has strict visitation hours and we are reminding everyone PLEASE, NO VISITORS UNTIL WE SAY DIFFERENTLY. Until he has a few days to get acclimated, even family visits are limited to only Christie, Ryan, Aaron & Kristin!!! He needs to get as much rest as possible and this is becoming increasingly difficult the longer he stays in the hospital! I am staying with him tonight in his new room and we will most likely take shifts. There is one pull out chair! Comfy!
Weight has dropped some more as he is beginning to be able to void fluids on his own. The Doctors decided to run a small amount of saline (less than 10cc's over 4 hours) through the tube connected to his small intestine. This will help to progress towards tube feeding (still many weeks away). Currently he is still on TPN (IV nutrition).
He was able to be assisted to sit in a chair today for @ two hours! This is a huge praise the Lord because mobility will help return functioning of his intestines and will continue to allow his body to get rid of fluid retention.
He's been running a slight fever today (101.9) and his white cell count went back up to 31,000. His Doctors said this could be indicative of infection and will keep a very close eye on this. He is to see an infectious disease specialist again tomorrow. With old blood and bile in his abdominal cavity, along with all the external tubes and lines he has had, he is at a very high risk for infection. Please continue to pray that there will be no infections anywhere in his body!
He has started physical therapy and is able to stand with assistance of a PT and a walker. He has not been able to walk yet but today he did a few repetitions of marching in place and some mini squats. This wore him out and he seems to be sleeping well after all this new activity.
Thanks for praying!
Love,
Ryan (for Christie, Aaron & Kristin, too)
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