Noon time update - Dad ate a good breakfast according to John. He enjoyed the eggs, taters and really liked the OJ, having two of them. John then took dad for a walk.
The Physical Therapist just came by and took Dad for a walk. She said he is doing real well, but recommends he use a walker. We found a nice one at Costco.com and ordered one yesterday for Dad. His vitals just before his walk was 126/78 with 95 O2 level.
They just brought lunch and I have asked the nurse if he can eat it, thinking he might suppose to hold off before the paracentisis. She is checking, but so far I am not impressed by her responsiveness. I ask for a clean gown for dad an hour ago and we are still waiting. Also Dad has not been given the platelets yet either.
The head nurse that checked Dad into the ER just stopped by and asked how Dad was doing, I said he is hopefully going home after the paracentisis, he looked at some report and said Dad is not on the discharge list for today. I believe they will have to give him platelets first, wait some period of time and re-draw blood, checking his platelets, then do the paracentisis. I don't know if we can check Dad in after hours or on the weekend, so we might be here for awhile, but we will have to check with Rosewood.
12:50 still waiting for the gown and answer to the lunch question.
1:35 pm they have just started giving Dad the platelets and they are letting Dad have lunch.
ReplyDelete6:35 update - Dad just completed the paracentisis where they removed about 6.5 liters from his abdomen. Dad is doing well and we are all hoping he will be cleared to move to Rosewood tomorrow. Both Nancy and Sandy stopped by to see Dad and that made him feel good. John is out getting soup for Dad's dinner.
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