The usual news...

So, in our first night in a regular room, I got to experience a little of what Kristin's nights have been like. I probably slept around 4 hours total, which was probably double what Kristin was able to sleep. I'm used to getting up after about 7 hours sleep and taking a hot shower and eating a tasty continental breakfast at the Holiday Inn. Last night left me wore out and glad that we were going home today...

Then the doctor came by...

He decided that the catheter should stay in a full 24 hours before removing it and trying to #1 naturally. That would put her getting it out at 6 pm tonight, therefore keeping her here another night even if everything were to go well. Oh, well. That's not too bad of news, considering that we figured if we were to be released today then we would have to stay in a hotel tonight and leave out in the morning. So regardless of how it worked out, we probably would have left tomorrow anyway. Of course leaving tomorrow is still pending that she is able to do her #1 business naturally. She told me yesterday "I never thought not being able to pee would be what kept me in the hospital longer..." So, although an odd request (and hopefully the only time in my life I'll ever ask for prayer for this), a little prayer for Kristin to be able to go to the bathroom would be nice.

On the other hand, I've got to take back my earlier post about her not having a walker. The nurse got her one last night but this one didn't have the two wheels on the front. It was just a regular ol' "big boy" walker. It was kinda heavy and wasn't as easy to get around on. She walked around with it once last night and then once again this morning. She didn't go too far...maybe just 10 feet or so farther than previous tries (probably about 50-60 feet). She told the doctor she didn't like the walker, so he made sure the physical therapist brought one with wheels with her next time.

A little later she got the one with wheels and you would have thought it came with a motor on it. She got on that thing and took off down the hall. I stepped it off a little after she walked it...it was right about 400 feet total of walking. Pretty big step. The physical therapist told her that the next thing she needs to work on is the speed of her walk. She's trying to get Kristin back to normal walking speed.

That's about it for now. I finally got to take a shower, so I feel better, and Kristin has been sleeping beautifully for almost 2 hours.

Remember that "tee-tee prayer."