Two days later

Hello.

Jim is now on the recovery floor (725-1, meaning room 725 bed 1). He was moved there yesterday around 5pm. He's only on oxygen when he sleeps, he has gone for two walks today (each one was a full lap around the wing), and they are talking about removing the NG tube tomorrow... Definite progress... Part of what is helping is that they are using a new pain-reduction technique. They've implanted two thin tubes, one on each side of the incision opening that provide a local anestisia (sp?) to the incision. This has allowed Jim to feel less pain than he usually would, which is could account for two walks today... He's the 5th patient at St Agnes to have this performed. The 4th patient was also a PMP sufferer and ~5 weeks later she's almost walking a mile...

Good news, Jim kept his bellybutton... Was able to see it today. : )

His Aunt is now in a room too, move at midnight last night (rm 685). They had put her on medicine to try to reduce the sugar highs and lows... They are trying to not have to place her on insulin shots... They are still trying to figure out her low oxygen levels... But she may be released tomorrow...

More news tomorrow.