Mike just phoned me (Denise) and said when he was there this am a group of doctors came in and told Rob they were putting him back on the c-pap machine (instead of being assisted full time by the ventilator) and wanted him to soon be on the trache collar so he could eat and drink. And then one said, "We want you out of here!"
Mike said Rob slept "so-so" last night and when I phoned at 4am the nurse said he had slept off and on--that's so good to hear. He was lying back a bit inclined through the night also which is better than a week or so ago when the only comfortable position was slumped forward on his bed tray with pillows. He says his left arm feels a little better--Mike saw the incision on his side and said it's no wonder he hurts, it's quite good sized with staples holding it together. Rob must feel like a major pincushion by now.
His blood pressure and heart rate are good this am but they both go up so high when they suction his lungs. They do that plus the nebulizer treatment to loosen secretions that he is unable to cough up with a trache. They started the coumadin yesterday and hopefully they are giving him smaller amounts so there is no internal bleeding like last time.
We are so grateful for each and every improvement that Rob makes. We know that the Lord is watching over him and are so grateful to all of you for your sustaining prayers.
We also pray that hurricane Rita can somehow evaporate and not shut down the Houston area--we've been told the hospitals here have huge generators to keep things going. Hopefully there won't be any problems. Jen and Mike are out getting supplies for hers and Landon's apartments that Jen found. Since they couldn't get back to N.O. this week with another storm coming, they don't have the basics they thought they'd have from their past apartments and have to start from scratch. Their past places had beds and a few other pieces of furniture--these have nothing.
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