There have not been many changes lately. Larry is getting stronger and his internal blood loss has been replaced with all his transfusions. Damn coumadin complicates everything. He’s down to Tylenol for pain. Physical therapist work with him yesterday (Sunday) went well. He made it out the door again, rested in a chair in the hall for a few minutes and made it back to bed again. Sat in the bedside chair a few times also. You just can’t build strength and energy lying in bed.
Today the case manager is working on getting everything in order for transfer to a Cleveland Rehab hospital. The discussion has been about a 5-10 day stay for intensive 3 hr/day rehab sessions all the while with doctors and therapists whose job it is to deal with those who are motivated to get home but have the expertise to deal with the medical issues also.
Scot and Laura arrived yesterday evening to check on their dad, help with the transfer to Rehab and give me some moral support. It helps at this point to know I am not the one totally responsible for watching over him. Got too many years invested in this guy to turn decisions totally over to someone else, even if it is a nurse or doctor. I know him and can read him better than anyone else.
So all the nitty gritty about what goes in and what comes out seem to be going well. His resident and surgeon will both be in for a final discussion this morning. They both have said that they know he is a “motivated” patient.
More later. Thank you all for your interest and concern. Email if you want; we are reading them every day.
Judy
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