Things keep moving along! Jack had a restful night last night, and seems to be having no problem breathing on his own.
The nurse took him off of dialysis for the night, and the last word was that they are going to put him on the machine for a couple of hours a day, at a much higher rate, rather than having him on the dialysis machine at a lower rate - 24/7 - kidney dialysis is hard on your body, and they feel that putting him on for only a couple of hours a day might be easier for him.
The nurse got him out of bed this morning, and into his chair; he's very weak - a combination of the surgery, breathing and kidney issues, and a lack of nourishment. I'm hoping they get him off the feeding tube over the weekend and onto some solid food, but the nursing staff hasn't addressed that directly.
Again, we are pleased with Jack's progress, and hope that we can get him out of the ICU sometime next week (that's me talking, not the nurse!!) <Grin>
More to come tomorrow ..............
Chip
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