Mitch continues to to stay ahead of the curve with his healing. Yesterday afternoon he walked a full lap out of the Cardiothoracic ICU doors down the hall a bit and back in with the help of 3 nurses to help carry his luggage, consisting of IV pole, and cart to hold drainage boxes and tubing.
This am, he did 2 laps with 2 nurses!!! He stood up taller and walked faster then before.
He is reporting more specific points of pain, such as the site of the incision, and the chest
tubes, the catheter. The epidural is helping more with the pain of the sternum so he is taking fuller deeper breaths.
Mitch said last night that while he was walking yesterday afternoon, he became emotional, because it really hit him that he had gotten the transplant- that part was over, and now he had a long road of rehab which he is both determined and inspired to complete with great gusto. Of course, he did not use the word 'gusto', exactly, but you get the point.
Every early am, they take an xray, and it has looked good everyday. The new right lung has affixed itself to the pleural wall and next the left one will, hopefully soon.
He is still dying to drink and talks a lot about drinking ice water, lemonade, and cokes as soon as he can. They say, the more he walks, the sooner his bowels will start working and then the sooner he can drink.
He is reporting more specific points of pain, such as the site of the incision, and the chest
tubes, the catheter. The epidural is helping more with the pain of the sternum so he is taking fuller deeper breaths.Mitch said last night that while he was walking yesterday afternoon, he became emotional, because it really hit him that he had gotten the transplant- that part was over, and now he had a long road of rehab which he is both determined and inspired to complete with great gusto. Of course, he did not use the word 'gusto', exactly, but you get the point.
Every early am, they take an xray, and it has looked good everyday. The new right lung has affixed itself to the pleural wall and next the left one will, hopefully soon.
He is still dying to drink and talks a lot about drinking ice water, lemonade, and cokes as soon as he can. They say, the more he walks, the sooner his bowels will start working and then the sooner he can drink.
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Keep up the great work! So great to hear all of the great updates. Looking forward to more.
Sara Granet McDonough
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