Today, Dr. Shires removed the 2nd drainage tube and as of this afternoon, Ron is no longer on bedrest! He also had a CT scan and went to Interventional Radiology so they could change the dressing on his g-tube. Dr. Dittman says he doesn't need to see him again for 2 weeks.
Dr. Shires wants to watch him for the next couple of days to make sure there are no signs of infection (or any other problem). Plan is to go home Sunday barring any complications. He will have to wear the binder 24/7 for the next 3-4 weeks or so, not as tight though. And, of course, he'll still be on TPN and steroid injection once a day...no Lovenox (blood thinner) for a while which causes concern for blood clots to develop since he is prone to them; but the risk of bleeding issue recurring outweighs benefit of Lovenox at this point. I'm thrilled, that's two less injections a day I'm responsible for giving.
Last night they began clamping his g-tube. This process is to slowly get his body used to having his digestive juices flow naturally through his system in preparation for the next stage, which is eating! Hallelujah! No word yet as to when they will introduce liquids.
Enjoy your weekend!
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