Fairly quiet the last couple of days....we are pretty much in a waiting pattern. Waiting for the cavities in the belly to dry out; waiting for the fistulas in the colon to heal after the belly dries out; waiting to begin tube feeds; and waiting for one day, way down the road, to be able to reconnect intestines.
This evening, Ron went back down to Interventional Radiology where he was able to watch everything on the screen. He said it was pretty interesting! Nothing new, just checking to see that everything was still in place and working properly. Dr. Parikh was happy to see that the hematoma is slowing getting smaller and the other cavity (up by the colonic fistula) is also shrinking. He will go back to IR first part of next week.
His white blood count is consistently staying around 12,000; hemoglobin around 10; no fever in the last 2 weeks. Blood sugar, heart rate and blood pressure still bounce around some...blood sugar is hard to regulate due to TPN (IV nutrition).
Word is, they are looking to move Ron out of ICU; probably to a step-down unit. We're hoping it won't be until sometime next week, his drainage tubes are complex and we feel much more comfortable in ICU.
Today, he was able to walk to the window and back two times with the walker (break in between the two, but that's ok! He hasn't walked since Dec. 8th or 9th). He also sat up in a chair for about 30 minutes afterwards.
Continue to pray...all the doctors say he's doing well but he will probably have more setbacks along the way. I'm praying he will continue to go forward with no setbacks!
"Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for Him to act."
Psalm 37:7 NLT
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