We keep hearing references about how difficult the surgery was. I' m super disappointed in the fact that the surgeon has not spoken to me at all. Yvonne saw him on Friday and I'm sure he doesn't work on the weekends so maybe he'll stop in on Monday when I'm here.
The most recent reference was from another doctor who was in the OR saying that when you go through such a difficult surgery it isn't unusual for bowels to not work normally for a while. I can't dive into all the details (Yvonne insists on some privacy!) but the bottom line is that until the bowel reboots Yvonne will not be fed. Anything.
Yesterday they allowed her to have clear fluids but today they cut that out and all she has had is ice chips. Yum. Her last solid food was 72 hours ago.
The blood levels are all good but in particular there is one number that tells them that the kidney is working. Creatinine should be 1.0 with a normal functioning kidney. Kidney failure is around 8 or higher. The earliest reading in Recovery was 5.8 which was unexpected but it was in the 3's yesterday and most recently 1.7 which is awesome.
The amount of urine the kidney is cranking out is measured very carefully. It started off with an impressive volume and then slowed up but recently it picked up again.
I may have lost count but fevers have come and gone either 3 or 4 times in the past 2 days.
All of this I hope explains why I cannot post each little thing that happens as soon as it happens.
OK, some miscellaneous things:
Flowers: I may have been mislead or maybe there isn't total agreement. I asked if people could send flowers and was told yes. But as a few arrived a nurse said flowers are not a good idea. So maybe they no longer ban them but they also don't encourage them. The ones Yvonne got are beautiful by the way...
Kathy: she did check out of the hospital as scheduled. She stopped in to see Yvonne (which was when I posted the photo on FB)
Me: a few people expressed concern about me. Thanks. I'm OK. I haven't missed a meal:). I spend a lot of time in the hospital but I have a comfy chair by a window with a fine river view, cable TV, free wi-fi and a convenient outlet to keep all the toys charged up. Two 24-hr delis provide the meals and an entire fleet of taxis gets me to and from when I don't feel like walking the 1.5 miles home.
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