DH had open heart surgery yesterday
He's done pretty well. Got off the ventilator this morning, which is quite an accomplishment itself since his lungs are so bad. The heart is getting stronger. DH is eating a very little bit and drinki...
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DH is HOME. They released him late this afternoon. He is on oxygen and is limited to only 2 trips up the stairs each day. His med regimen is pretty complicated; it took me an hour to set up his 7-day pill boxes. Mostly he's in the recliner, other than walking his laps around the downstairs. Fortunately my house is set up so that you can walk in a big circle from living room to dining room to kitchen to living room.
I had my DS27 come over and Daddy-sit so I could go pick up prescriptions and some low sodium foods. While he was here, he put together a shower seat for DH and rolled up all the rugs so DH won't trip--he's still weak and off-balance. DS also installed a raised toilet seat for us---on the wrong toilet, LOL. Lucky for me it wasn't too hard to fix.
I got DH put to bed. I really hope he can get some sleep tonight. I figure I'll be up and down with him a few times, at least. I am fortunate that I can work from home, so I'll be able to keep an eye on DH and still get some work done.
We feel so very blessed. Thank you for all the good wishes and prayers that have gone up for my DH. His doctors just can't believe how well he's done--they're calling him a miracle man! Now we just need to work to make him stronger so we can get back out there and go camping!
DH is HOME. They released him late this afternoon. He is on oxygen and is limited to only 2 trips up the stairs each day. His med regimen is pretty complicated; it took me an hour to set up his 7-day pill boxes. Mostly he's in the recliner, other than walking his laps around the downstairs. Fortunately my house is set up so that you can walk in a big circle from living room to dining room to kitchen to living room.
I had my DS27 come over and Daddy-sit so I could go pick up prescriptions and some low sodium foods. While he was here, he put together a shower seat for DH and rolled up all the rugs so DH won't trip--he's still weak and off-balance. DS also installed a raised toilet seat for us---on the wrong toilet, LOL. Lucky for me it wasn't too hard to fix.
I got DH put to bed. I really hope he can get some sleep tonight. I figure I'll be up and down with him a few times, at least. I am fortunate that I can work from home, so I'll be able to keep an eye on DH and still get some work done.
We feel so very blessed. Thank you for all the good wishes and prayers that have gone up for my DH. His doctors just can't believe how well he's done--they're calling him a miracle man! Now we just need to work to make him stronger so we can get back out there and go camping!
