Coming from the operating rooms at just after midnight saw the beginning (literally) of a brighter day.
Dad's operation went quite well, and I went back into the hospital around midnight to be there when he was brought back to the room. I decorated a little more with some pics of our dog, which Dad loves. When he can get up and walk then we might even let the dog visit the hospital (out in the street of course). After settling Dad back into his home for the near future (the hospital ward bed) I left just after 2am for some of my own shut eye.
In the morning Mum visited and said Dad was in much better spirits. He has finally eaten some decent food - Oma food! They were leftovers from lunch yesterday, so not quite as good as fresh, but oh soooo much better than hospital food :-)
I visited in the evening and Dad was still in a pretty good mood (a little more grumpy though - probably from tiredness, which I'm suffering from majorly too). The doc came to explain that a biopsy was taken during last night's operation to test the muscles' viability. Hopefully we'll get the results in a few days.
To Dad's delight he is also able to eat and drink all foods. He has been told to keep it up and drink like a fish (ironically that was also the menu for dinner - fish!) so they can remove the drip.
Movement in the legs is improving too. Dad is able to stand (with help) and marched on the spot for a few minutes today....a couple of times. A good sign, so hopefully he will be able to get out of bed easier very soon.
2 comments:
Hi, Day 17 news is very encouraging. Can you tell what the visiting hours are? As I bicycle up St. Kilda rd past Commercial rd at 8am I've wondered about a quick morning visit. Or perhaps a tram ride down & back at lunch time? Take care, R & M
Visiting hours are now up on the right side of this site. You can definitely visit at any of the times you've suggested. If you want to email me you can firstname.surname@gmail.com
(replace "firstname" and "surname" with the actual name)
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