I arrived at the hospital around 8 o'clock. Jody had ordered her usual breakfast; scrambled eggs, bacon and pancakes. She was challenged getting the eggs to her mouth with the IVs in her right arm, but I do have to admit it put a big smile on my face to see her eating.
Dr. Metzdorff stopped by around 11 o'clock to check her incision and drainage tubes, all of which passed in flying colors. He was excited to see there was no seepage from the incision. (The incision starts just below her shoulder blade on her back and runs across her side to her front.) Her chest also has a tube coming out just below her rib cage to keep fluids from building up in her thoracic cavity. Dr. Metzdorff saw no reason she could not return to the BMT ward.
The ICU doctor wanted to begin reducing her nitroglycerin drip and see how it affects her blood pressure, which has remained high. I went to lunch and returned to find Jody alert and wanting to stand. Greg, the ICU nurse thought it was a good idea so together we helped her to get out of bed and stand. She stood for awhile and marched in place. Her blood pressure did not increase. He felt this was a good sign.
Around 3 o'clock we were enroute back to the BMT ward. As a matter of fact we returned to the exact same room we left from on Thursday morning. It felt good to be home, not home, home, but a bit closer. Jody is sleeping a lot and is still on self-administered pain medication. "WOO HOO!" Because of the pain medication Jody is having trouble expressing her thoughts, which frustrates her.
It is now around 6 o'clock and I am preparing to go home. I first have to get her to order something. The have removed most of the IV's and she can now move her arms freely. Jody has to eat something to be able to tolerate her night time medicines. I am planning on returning around noon Sunday.
Please hold your calls for awhile... emails maybe, but she is not really looking at the computer... text messages drive her crazy because Jody does not text to well. Her room is 3211 and her phone number is the same as before (303-839-6211).
Love to everyone and more than anything we appreciate the prayers!
Jody's Garden
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