I've not yet had a chance to see Dad since getting out of work yesterday (and then the nurses tried to take me out as they were prepping Dad to go for his MRI - well not really, but it was a bit of humor in an otherwise humorless situation).
Although Dad was moved to a new room, he is still in a corner room with a nice view, and now on the floor he should have been on all along. So that is not a bad thing.
The results of Dad's MRI do not show anything alarming - though we hope to learn more after Larson meets with Dad's doctor this afternoon at 1:30. Otherwise the latest is that they have moved his procedure for placing the stomach tube until Thursday.
And today they will run a 24 hour EEG to get a much more complete picture of what is going on with Dad BEFORE they do the tracheostomy tomorrow. Dad is also on another breathing trial like before, where they reduce the amount of assistance the ventilator gives him to breath, forcing his lungs to do more of the work. This is a good thing as it keeps those muscles from getting too lazy, and demonstrates that Dad may be getting closer to no longer needing the ventilator (though there is no guessing as to when that will be). The other day he did so well on the trial that instead of the two hours they pushed him to four - and he did great. So Sunday/Monday they were going for a 12 hour trial, which must have done well for them to do yet another one today.
Mom says that Dad is resting comfortably, and seemed a tiny bit more responsive - but we are talking baby steps here - which is all well and good since they are steps forward rather than back. And you all know Dad - Gold Medalist in Olympic Napping for the past eight Olympics - ever since they made it an Olympic sport. And I am working under the assumption that Dad is simply in training for the upcoming winter Olympics - he has to be in top form to keep his title and the gold!!
I plan on going to see him straight after work (as I do everyday, since I am lucky enough to work across the street from the hospital and live only blocks away - and the kitties are willing to wait [impatiently at best] to get fed for a bit longer than usual). If there is more to share I will post an update or share it with someone near a computer to post for me.
Once again thank you all so much for your incredible support. It really has helped all of us keep our heads and hearts above water - you are all amazing and we love you.
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