Tuesday's CT and IR showed things continue to slowly look smaller and better. He'll go back first part of next week at which time they will downsize to a smaller tube. They did have to replace his g-tube because his night nurse had crushed the hard plastic tip of it the night before as he clamped it off after administering contrast. And, believe it or not, he has had NO fever since procedure...a rarity these days!
Today, we spent almost 3 hours on a little field trip to the ophthalmologist.Since they need all of their specialized machines he had to go to them (by way of wheelchair). Dr. Burk's office is in Professional Building 3 which is connected to Presbyterian Hospital through a maze of hallways and a sky bridge.
You know how it is in an ophthalmologist's office, fill out all the required paperwork, (filling out Ron's medical history and surgeries is like writing a novel); sit in waiting area, go to one room for this machine, another room for that machine, wait in another small area to be called back to actually see the doctor. They numbed his eyes twice (for two different tests), dilated them and did every test imaginable. And those great little backless stools you have to sit in so you can put your chin and forehead in the right position for each thing; oh so comfortable! Add to that the fact we were wrestling an IV pool with it's various machines and lines! We were both exhausted by the time we made it back over here!
His eyes look great; no signs of fungemia (fungal infection) there! And he continues to have 20/20 vision, only needing the help of reading glasses. He will continue on the anti-fungal until Sunday when his 2 week course is complete.
His liver function and all other numbers they look at to adjust his TPN has been great for the last couple of weeks. Since everything is going in a positive direction, they are once again talking about sending us home, maybe end of next week barring anything else coming up! First, they'll watch him for a couple of days after he's off the anti-fungal to make sure it's cleared up as well as keeping an eye on him after next IR; since they will be manipulating drain they want to make sure they don't stir anything up that causes him to run fever or get infection.
I think that's all the news for now! Other than wound vac change tomorrow, we should be in for a quiet weekend! Hope you enjoy your weekend as well!
Please continue to pray for Aaron and Kristin as they have a possible opportunity available. Pray that if this is God's plan that it would be very clear that He has gone before them and prepared the way.
And for Ryan and Stacee as they try to make some final decisions on the "big" stuff concerning the wedding.
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