Rob just amazes me. He is great. A Physical therapist came in today. Her name was Kate Walker. He was able to stand up and walk with a walker. He walked in a circle since he still has a chest tube in and the machine doesn't have a long cord. But he did so well. He was able to do 10 small squats, 10 ankle raisers and 10 knee lifts. When he was exercising Kate needed to watch his oxygen levels and his finger thing wasn't registering. So I pulled out the gift Mike and Denise got Rob. A Nonin Onyx sensor. It measures the oxygen level fast and your heartbeat. Kate was laughing because she said she never saw a patient own one of those. She said she'll be back tomorrow to have him exercise a little more. He also was able to sit in the chair for an hour and a half.
They took out his arterial line. One time when Mike and Denise were in the room they took one out and it wouldn't stop bleeding. The nurse told Mike to find someone to help with Rob's bleed. The person who came in asked what was his platelet level and his nurse didn't know. So today, Denise made sure Rob's blood was doing well and it would be ok to pull it. Everything went well.
Rob is still has the feeding tube in. That is nice since he is getting a lot of calories still. Rob is able to eat with it in, but it's a little harder to swallow. They were talking about cutting down on the feeding tube amount, maybe only running it at night, so he would be hungry during the day so he would eat more real food.
It's been nice to spend time with Rob. He is acting more like himself. He always makes me laugh. It was fun today for me since I was able to spend a lot of time alone with Rob. I was with him with the physical therapist, when they gave him a bath, and when they put him in the chair. I'm getting used to being a little nurse. Maybe I need an outfit, any ideas?
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