Sunday 9PM
Dad has made significant progress so far. He is still on dialysis which is allowing them to get his fluid level / swelling down, and he has not developed any additional problems with the small intestine (dying sections, or infection being the biggest of potential problems). He is quite alert and is answering questions by nodding/shaking his head or raising/furrowing his eyebrows...He has a tracheotomy port for the respirator now which is more comfortable for him and allows for less chance for infection vs. intubation...he is off all meds for maintaining blood pressure, maintaing it on his own, and hopefully with the reduced swelling they will soon be able to close the abdomen. The docs say his progress in the last week has been amazing to them. He has a long recovery in front of him, but has been showing either little change or an incremental improvement every day, never losing any ground so far.
Thanks again to all of you, for your continued kind words and support!!
-Rob
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