Monday, April 20, 2009
Great news to share...Brian gets to eat REAL food for the first time tonight! He is breathing better and the doctors and surgeons are pleased with his progress. In fact, they think he will be able to come home on Friday. Between now and then they will be watching the drainage from his chest tube to make sure it tapers off. They do not want to send him home with those tubes still attached. The surgeon feels that even if Brian's WBC continues to be high, he will still get to come home because his team has addressed all of the issues they felt were potentially threatening to Brian's recovery. The surgeon told us, "We treat the patient not just the numbers."
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Oh, I hope Brian gets to go home. I have all the fingers cross, which makes it quite hard to type. Nothing but good thoughts! Hugs. JD
ReplyDeleteWe all have smiles from ear to ear.....
ReplyDeleteIt really seems like the doctors are keeping a good eye on Brian, taking good care of him...what a relief. Hope Brian enjoyed his first real meal.....with love,
Pat, Gerry & Mike
Karen told me you and Brian were keeping a blog. I hope the real food went well and Brian does get to come home soon. I've been trying to send good karma your way and thinking of you.
ReplyDeleteJoanna
Yeah! Real food...glad to hear. Keep it up and I promise to never make you eat my drunken lasagna again!
ReplyDeleteLove you guys mucho!
Nikki
It is really very wonderful news. Hope his health will be good. I will pray for his good health.
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