Working Through It

Hard day for John. When I arrived at the hospital at 9:30 this morning (that is when ICU hours begin) he was bright eyed, sitting in a chair with zero pain. At noon, he was moved to the regular cardio unit.

Unfortunately, as the day went on, his pain increased dramatically and they were not able to control it. At 9:00 p.m. they called in the anesthesiologist and he checked the epidural to be sure everything was ok. All looked good to him so he doubled the epidural dosage and quadrupled the bolus dosage (an occasional blast of extra meds to control pain). This seemed to do the trick and John was able to drift off to sleep so I left about 10:00 p.m.

The encouraging news is that the oncologist visited. While we still have to wait for the pathology, he was not overly concerned about the bone issue and didn't feel that the tumors had invaded the bone. We're still very eager to get the pathology report but are encouraged.

Hope to get the chest tubes out tomorrow, which should make life more pleasant, as they are large boogers and invade the chest cavity on each side, going in about 8-10 inches. Looking at a Monday release date if all goes well.

Blessings and Praises (even when it is hard)