Three Weeks Later

Really?  It's been three weeks since we called 911 and Ed had emergency surgery?  I'm not sure if I feel like three weeks is a short period of time or a long period of time--it just is a marker of time.

Yesterday morning, Dr. Tassoni (from the GI team) came in to see Ed.  He reviewed the xray and listened to Ed's stomach and believes the bowel is moving and there is no blockage.  He recommended that we take the NG tube out.  Ed and I were comfortable with this since they had clamped the tube on Monday and Ed continued clear liquids without any issues.  So mid-day Tuesday, the NG tube came out.  We are now monitoring his progress on clear liquids and then we may try soft foods (such as applesauce).

Ed slept quite a bit yesterday.  He said he didn't sleep well Monday night so that I'm sure contributed to his drowsiness.  He also just has no energy which is understandable.

We continue to work with social workers and case workers in terms of preparing a discharge plan.  Although we need to review our options and plan accordingly, our first priority is to stabilize Ed medically.  Dr. Mackey came in later in the day to review Ed and said that we just need to see how he does without the NG tube.  Not having it does change discharge options (some facilities are not equipped to handle it).

So we'll see how he does without the NG tube and continue to get his stabilized.  In the meantime, I'll continue to work with our case managers to review our options for discharge if/when he's ready for that step.