Scott was transferred from the ICU to the 8th floor! In the doctors words he is "movin' on up!", literally and figuratively. It's great, that he is stable enough that he can be transferred to the medical floor and now Janiece can stay in the room with him at night..which is a huge blessing.
Scott had a looooooong night last night. Poor Janiece said she went to bed sometime between two and three (the hours and the days have long since melted together!) because Scott was so uncomfortable and really needed her. He was consumed with pain and nausea.
Finally, this morning these two problems are "a little better."
They did trial Scott off the oxygen, but unfortunately he still needed it. It's okay, I know he will be able to be without it soon.
And one more bit of bad news...Scott's sodium is low again today at 126 (Normal is 135-145)! This means fluid restriction again....bummer news. He can have 1 liter of fluid (roughly 33 ounces) today and none of that can be water. They want him to drink gatorade and other fluids that have sodium in them to replace what he has lost. Scott has actually preferred drinking the water, but at least its better than nothing, I guess!
In the back of our heads we all knew that these rough days immediately after his big surgery yesterday, would be likely. I guess I had hope though, that he could more easily return to how well he felt the morning of and the night before. It's hard to see him "start over" in so many ways.
"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races, one right after the other. " -Walter Elliot 1842-1928
We appreciate very much your willingness to keep us up to speed on The family. Glad to hear scott is being taken care of in every way. I pray that Scott & Janiece are showered in healing energy. Glad to see "the blessing crew" on hand! Best Wishes for the speediest of recoveries!
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