Good news...at 4 pm when I went back in to visit, they were packing up her stuff and getting ready to move her to a new room. They took the catheter out and wheeled her on up. We moved up to the 5th floor and she's been getting around good. She no longer has a walker to help her walk, so now she'll have to get used to holding on to me to help her keep her balance.
She's had a little problems doing the ol' #1 since she got the catheter out. The nurses don't know whether it is her just "feeling" like she has to go due to the irritation of the catheter, or if she really has to go but can't. The nurse finally got some bladder checking machine and determined that she probably really did need to go and is gone to talk to the doctor about what they should do.
But anyway, other than that, she's been doing great. She's been getting up and walking back and forth to the bathroom with only minimal assistance from me. A fill-in for Dr. Sachs came by and checked up on her right after she got to the room. He said that unless she has any problems or gets sick from eating then she'll probably go home sometime tomorrow! Wow, I figured if she was in the ICU for 3 days, then she would need at least 3 days in a regular room. But I guess, noting the vast improvement she's had just this morning, she's on pace to be running by next week. ;)
Well, the doctor ordered the catheter for one more night. Hopefully that fixes the problem.
-Bradley
Monday, June 19, 2006
Corner room with a view :)
Posted by Kristin & Bradley at 6:05 PM
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That's great to hear that she is in a regular room and everything is looking good! Maybe the bladder thing will be fixed and she'll get to come home. I started to call you last night to check on her, but figured if she did move into a room ya'll would probably be dealing with that. I'll have to call you today to see if the plan is still to leave.
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