Day 3 - ICU Morning

The nurse said she had a pretty good night last night. She slept a pretty good bit. Just 30 minutes or so before we got to go in and visit again today, her IV infiltrated and they had to try to move the IV to her other arm. They had to stick her 3 times before they finally got it to go in right. She was a little grumpy this morning due to all the poking and prodding. However, she was doing pretty good and she told me she had a pretty decent night.

One of the doctors came in this morning to check on her. He reiterated the point that her getting out of the ICU was totally dependent on when the fluid coming out of her chest tube dropped below 50 cc's per 8 hours. From the way they are acting (you never really know for sure) it's getting better, but I'm not sure they are confident that it will be to the level it needs to be by the end of the day. As much as I hate having to leave her all throughout the day and at night, I understand that she really needs to be ready before she leaves out of ICU and goes to a regular room.

There was a wonderful sight today. The physical therapists came back in and got her up again. This time, she walked out of the room and down the hall a bit. It was probably a total of about 30-40 feet. She was going pretty slow, and still using a walker to help out, but she looked really strong when doing it. After walking, she sat down in a normal chair for about 20 minutes before returning to the bed. So, like I said...she's looking really good. If she'll just start draining less fluid from her lungs, she'll be in great shape.

We are in a different waiting room right now...one with a TV and a lot less crying people. It feels good to rest in a comfortable chair, but I am ready for 12 to get here, so we can go back in.

Thats about all for now. I'll update agian later.