Sunday, 12/14/14

Sunday, 12/14/14

Posted Dec 14, 2014 5:36pm

I get to sleep in the hotel room and Jess sleeps in the hospital room. So I've been getting up about 5 ish so that I can get to the hospital by 6 so I am here when the Resident doctor comes by. The nurse yesterday said that there has to be a medical reason to keep Joe here or insurance may not pay for today. I was wanting to stay today for two reasons - he couldn't sit up (long drive home.....) and Winter Weather Advisory for Vail all the way to Grand Junction.

I got here early and the doctor was the same doctor who had checked in with us yesterday. He felt like the "sitting" issue was grounds enough to stay today, but Joe would need to work on this all day today. As I type this Joe is sitting in the rocking chair. It's getting a little easier each time as he figures out how to position the pillows to be most comfortable.

He has NOT felt like eating today and that's not the best. He has had two small applesauces and one and a half pieces of toast. He felt very nauseous at about 7 am this morning so he's trying to be careful. He did ask me if we could ask Jessica to bring him a Starbucks when she comes back. We'll see as that can be very sweet.

He has sat in the chair two times for 30 minutes each time, then once for 90 minutes while he slept soundly and now he is in the chair again. The past couple of days his sleep has come in ten minuted intervals, despite all the pain medicine. So I am happy to see that his sleep is more restful today. Sleep will help his body to heal.

He has had to go back on oxygen today and he has to get off oxygen for us to be able to go home tomorrow. He needs a reading of 90 or above on his pulseox thingy. He falls into the 85-90 range pretty consistently. So we keep doing the spirometer and the walks - everything we know to do to get those lungs moving.

I have a picture of the incision site as he had a shower yesterday and they changed the dressing. If you are interested in that just e-mail me at pattydeters@msn.com or text me at (970) 210-4794 and I'll send it to you. I don't want to post that photo as not everyone would want to see that.

That's about it for now. I've been getting all my steps in every day as measured by my Fitbit, so that's good.

Thanks again for all your prayers and comments.