Dad slept most of the day. He told the nurse she was probably getting tired of saying his name, as she repeated it often throughout the day in an effort to encourage him to be more active. We were able to convince him to get up for a few walks, and even became a more willing participant toward late afternoon!
Dad lacks any kind of real appetite. he ate breakfast, but couldn't keep it down. After mulling over the dinner menu, he chose to have a chesseburger and so far it has stayed where it needs to be - in his tummy.
We are hoping Dad will be able to go home tomorrow, but unless he can eat and drink more it is unlikely they will let him leave. His lower left lung sounds a bit quiet and so he will be using his little breathing machine thingy more often tonight and trying to raise the bar a little higher each time in order to expland his lungs.
Dad's surgical site looks good and is not painful. His blood pressure varies but has been okay today. All labs show that he is progressing nicely. The nurses think his sleeping is a result of the huge amounts of drugs he has had over the past week, and at his age it just takes longer to process it all out of his system. He is just taking his regular every day medications now and so we hope tomorrow will be a more WAKEFUL day!
Pray that Dad can stay awake more, drink more, hold down his food and have a more postitive attitude toward recovery. We think he's starting to feel a bit depressed. Phone calls and visits are welcome!
Love to all - Dayna
No comments:
Post a Comment