Day 13: Post Op #2

I finally started to see "Macy" today. She smiled, she laughed, and she talked my ear off. It was so great! I think that a lot of the medications are finally starting to get out of her system.

First thing this morning her nurse unhooked her from her monitors. It gave us a lot of freedom. Our team of docs came in, and said they wanted to give the Coumadin levels 1 more night before turning off the Heparin, so we are stuck with the Heparin for another day, so that meant rolling around that stinking IV pole. Hey...I will not complain about that, I am just happy to have single IV pole versus the double we had earlier this week. Also, we made it through the night with no oxygen, so we are good to go there.

Tomorrow we will go for a CT scan to check liver blood flow. We don't know what time yet. We should also get to discontinue the Heparin, and we were fortunate not to start up the TPN again. With all that said, if all goes well tomorrow, we should be able to get out of this joint!

Macy is continuing to gain back strength. She walked from our room, to the elevators, down to the 12 floor, and then to the Family Life Center.  She held onto and pushed her IV pole, but it was a long way. She is now able to walk unassisted for short distances, but I stay close because her balance is not there yet.

Her pain is coming and going. Most of her pain seems to be related to her stomach and bowels versus her incision. I think things are still trying to wake up and normalize. She is eating better today, and I know it will continue to get better when we finally get out of here.

My in-laws left today, and my mom arrived. She sent Jeremy and I out to get a long overdue dinner together, so we did. We went to the Cheesecake Factory. When our food arrived, we ordered to-go food for mom and the girls. After some conversation, I explained that the food was for our family at the children's hospital. When he brought the to-go food to our table, he had put in  untensils, as well as a piece of cheesecake on the house. It was so sweet! Being the emotional people we have been lately, our eyes filled with tears. There is still so much goodness and compassion in this world, and tonight was a great example of that!

I will update "when" we get discharged tomorrow... not "if"! Prayers for a great day are appreciated!