Mixed news again today. The best news for Dad is that he had full liquids for breakfast and lunch. At dinner they served up potroast! GI track is working well without any belly complaints. More good news he will be moving from the ICU to a stepdown or telemetry unit when a bed opens up.
The other news is that is white count continued to drop but he did have two positive cultures come back; sputum and blood. As a result they changed his antibiotics. Dad remains very weak and quite tired. This morning he had a hard time standing for a minute and only walked 85 feet. This evening he was much stronger walked further and was standing strong.
All tubes are out. He will have an IV for antibiotics and oxygen by nasal cannula. It is daily progress but painfully slow and sometimes frustrating.
Ron
A decent meal and tubes out is what I like to hear. Looking forward to hearing good news this week from you. Our best to Roger.
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