Not such a good day today. I was here at 7:30 - Larry was sleeping as expected. The nurse helped get him to his chair, but he continued to sleep. Seemed too sleepy and not as alert as yesterday. This went on all morning. Adjustments were made in the pain medications and by mid-afternoon he was feeling better.
Pete and Laurie stopped in when Larry was feeling pretty bad - perfect timing to give me a much needed hug and wipe away a few tears. While they were here, I introduced them to Jerry down the hall who had the same surgery last Thursday. Sounds like they got along great and are planning an esophagectomy reunion later this summer after Larry and Jerry recover! By the time Pete and Laurie stopped by the room again, Larry was feeling better.
Larry got out of the room for a short walk around 6:30 and will get another short walk at 9:30. Sounds great, but the goal is 6 walks per day with each one being a "lap" around the ward (past 25 rooms). So much progress to be made.
No tubes removed today. Hoping to get rid of the annoying NG tube sometime during the weekend.
Thanks for your continued prayers for healing.
Pat
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