The report from the night nurse (Chris) says that Isy had a much better night last night. He had her the first night too and he can see a big difference. Her hemoglobin was quite low after the surgery's blood loss (8.3, we like it no lower than 11) so she received a unit of packed cells last night. (Thank you to the blood donor!) Chris said this has really helped to perk her up. She already has walked in the hall and walked twice as far as she did last night. Her pain is under much better control. The chest tube will hopefully come out tomorrow morning. He said that it's very common, expected, that their sleep cycles are completely messed up for 2-3 weeks after being on the heart/lung machine during surgery. "It's like their brains have been reset and it takes awhile to figure out the days/nights again." So, that will be a work in progress.
That's the news from Elkhart this morning. I have a very busy day ahead of me at work which means the day will surely go fast. I hope you all have productive days as well and that you will use your gifts to serve Him today.
Love you all,
Leah
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I like that last sentence, may just rearrange my day a bit to do just that. Thanks for the great suggestion.
♥ and prayers my neighbor....
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