Nicole continues to do great. She woke up this evening and said she was ready to get out of bed. She walked down the hall about 150 ft. holding on to my arm with the nurse pushing her IV pole, then she walked back with no help, holding on to / pushing the IV pole herself. The nurse said that this is great progress for someone 2 days out of surgery. Because she hasn't been taking as much pain meds, she was also much more coherent today than she was yesterday. She wasn't sure what day it was today when she woke up earlier, and I don't think she remembers much of yesterday (not a bad thing).
They are giving her nutrition supplements through her IV and that has made her blood sugar jump around some today, but the nurses check her blood sugar every hour and just adjust her insulin intake accordingly (by the way, the nurses here are very, very good). It feels like they have taken her blood sugar a thousand times. Nicole is starting to get little dark spots on the ends of her fingers from the needle pricks. Although, today she has been able to decide for herself which finger they are going to stick each time.
All in all, today has been a very good recovery day with almost no problems and lots of progress. Let's pray that things continue on this path.
James
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You are sounding so good in your postings, I can feel the excitement. Love you, Mom
Good morning! Kathy and I talked to Megan and Brian last night and received updates on your Minnesota "adventure". Brian forwarded your Blog site and we have been reading through the updates. Glad to hear things are progressing in the right direction and we continue to keep you guys in our daily prayers. (stay warm James!) Barry and Kathy
Keep up the great work, Nicole! So glad you are starting to feel better! -Heather and Tim
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