Feb. 18, 2016 Daddy Update: Daddy is still in ICU but the great news is
that, since he did not have any more issues with his heart rate spiking (atrial
tachycardia), he will probably be moving to a step down unit sometime today!
He
celebrated that news with reading – his favorite activity!
Next great news is
that his upper bowel sounds are much better today. (The lower bowel sounds have been great since
Wednesday morning). The doctor said the
upper quadrants are not quite out of hypo mode (not very active) yet but they
almost are. So that means they’re
FINALLY starting to “wake up!” Now we
just need them to FINISH waking up and to START working!
More great news for
him is that he has remained nausea free and he tolerated the liquid diet well
yesterday so they advanced his diet today to solid food. So I just ordered his first “real food” – as
he called it. He is looking forward to
his roasted turkey and mashed potatoes but mostly looking forward to one of his
favorite foods ever – a piece of cornbread!
I thank you so very
much for your prayers! And since I’ve
read him all of your comments, he said to tell you thank you for your prayers
and he said he can sure feel them working!
And they are.
His sugars have leveled out completely and he had a good night
last night. He didn’t have any heart
issues overnight. His upper bowels are
finally waking up. And, even though he
is still hiccupping, he has gotten a break from them for 1 or 2 hours at a
time.
He is on his 7th
straight day of hiccupping.
So please keep
praying for his bowels to completely wake up and start working
and please pray
for the hiccups to stop for good.
Thank you again for
all of your prayers and your support!
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