Roberto has been upgraded to the main patient floor of the hospital! It kinda doesn't feel like an upgrade, though, because the room is smaller and he is definitely sharing it with another person. The ICU suite was much bigger and Roberto had a neighbor for maybe 1/4th of the time he was there. Before I get ahead of myself, let me tell you about the other exciting things that happened to Roberto.
The morning seemed to go pretty well. Roberto had some breakfast. Then the nurses moved him into a nice chair so he wasn't just in bed the whole day. Unfortunately, this made Roberto throw up. The nurses think it's due to one of the pain medications. Boo. :(
The good thing is that throwing up was the only setback of the day! At some point, a physical therapist came by to get Roberto moving. After spending several minutes untangling the lines and getting the machines on a movable stand, Roberto, the physical therapist, and the nurse took a short walk around the ICU. In the picture, you can see them walking down the hall. Pedro is trailing them in case Roberto felt like throwing up. The nurse and physical therapist would comment on how fast Roberto was! For the next couple of days at the hospital, the physical therapist is going to get Roberto strong enough to climb stairs since that's what we have at the townhouse.
After that walk, the nurse took out Roberto's arterial line that was in his wrist. This is great because it's one less line sticking out of Roberto's body! He only has the IV, central line (in his neck), the epidural, the chest tube, and the catheter in the bladder. That's all.
If you want to send anything to Roberto at the hospital, you'll have only a couple of days! The surgeon came by to check on Roberto and was very happy with his progress. In fact, the surgeon said that Roberto would probably be able to go home on Friday! Hooray!!!
Alright, I'm actually writing this post near 1:00 am instead of having it scheduled to be posted at 1:00 am. I'm going to catch some zzz's.
The morning seemed to go pretty well. Roberto had some breakfast. Then the nurses moved him into a nice chair so he wasn't just in bed the whole day. Unfortunately, this made Roberto throw up. The nurses think it's due to one of the pain medications. Boo. :( The good thing is that throwing up was the only setback of the day! At some point, a physical therapist came by to get Roberto moving. After spending several minutes untangling the lines and getting the machines on a movable stand, Roberto, the physical therapist, and the nurse took a short walk around the ICU. In the picture, you can see them walking down the hall. Pedro is trailing them in case Roberto felt like throwing up. The nurse and physical therapist would comment on how fast Roberto was! For the next couple of days at the hospital, the physical therapist is going to get Roberto strong enough to climb stairs since that's what we have at the townhouse.
After that walk, the nurse took out Roberto's arterial line that was in his wrist. This is great because it's one less line sticking out of Roberto's body! He only has the IV, central line (in his neck), the epidural, the chest tube, and the catheter in the bladder. That's all.
If you want to send anything to Roberto at the hospital, you'll have only a couple of days! The surgeon came by to check on Roberto and was very happy with his progress. In fact, the surgeon said that Roberto would probably be able to go home on Friday! Hooray!!!
Alright, I'm actually writing this post near 1:00 am instead of having it scheduled to be posted at 1:00 am. I'm going to catch some zzz's.
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