Karen continues to improve in nearly every category. Her creatinine has dropped to 1.0. All other blood levels are trending in the right direction as well. Her pain is subsiding and her nausea is nearly fully controlled. Each hour seems to bring improvements!
The only thing that hasn't seen improvement is her food intake. That seems to be the last hurdle. Because she was under anesthesia for so long, the doctors need to ensure that her digestive system is fully awake prior to ingesting any food or liquids. Until now, she has been on IVs for all her hydration and nutrition (with the exception of one sip per hour).
She's fully attentive, is initiating all her walks, and was even up for making a couple phone calls!
We probably will be in the hospital through the weekend. Because her digestive system hasn't kicked back on-line, they'd rather be safe than sorry. Still no flowers to the room, but it sounds like they can be sent to our house. Address is 777 S Knight Drive, Edwards, CA 93523...but we won't be back there until early March.
I'll keep you updated.
Cheers!
Bob
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