Hospital Update - 12

This is going stunningly well and fast!

Maggie was up and alert, pretty much from 3 until just a few minutes ago. Doctors are extremely pleased with the looks of last night's echocardiogram; the homograft is working very well. She is not even on any medicine at this point that helps her heart to work. They pulled her foley catheter so that she can get up and go potty now herself, instead of having the bother of the tubes.

At morning rounds, the doctors said she was doing so well that they plan to move her out of ICU and onto the floor this afternoon. So several more lines were pulled: her arterial line and her central line. A bunch of monitors were taken off too. The only thing she's got left at this point are the peripheral lines (IV into her left hand, and hep-lock into her right hand) and her chest drainage tubes. The doctors seemed a bit apologetic about leaving even those in, but there's still enough bloody drainage that they're staying for a while longer. Even those, though, may be taken out this afternoon. Dr Fedderly (our cardiologist) says Maggie is "on the fast track." :-)

So many things have been unplugged and pulled that the nurse has cleared a WHOLE lot of equipment out of the room. I think the only things Mag is on, at this point, are the IV drip and the antibiotics (which is for prevention's sake because of being intubated yesterday). She got tylenol once for a bit of high temp, and once for a bit of pain.

Pr Koch was here to visit and pray with us this morning. He said he'd bring his daughter (one of Mag's bestest friends) next time he comes. Gary's with Maggie for another couple of hours. So I have a chance to update blog and grab a shower and maybe a few calories. Ronald McDonald House has sandwiches available for us for lunch, and will have a hot supper tonight too.

Maggie does not remember at all seeing Katie and Nathan and Matt last night. Kinda funny, since she was so happy to see Matt when we first came into ICU.