This morning, they started talking about him going home, which I felt was too soon, given that he hadn't really walked very much and that his breathing was still not very good ... but what do I know ... I only play doctor in the courtroom or the deposition office ....
At any rate, later in the afternoon, they became concerned when his Oxygen level wasn't as high as they liked and they didn't like the xray and a couple of other things ... (I hope Layne signed that HIPAA waiver I gave him after going into this much detail) Well about 5 pm they decided to take him back to Cardiac ICU in order to monitor him every minute. In the other place one nurse monitors four other patients ... so we came back here .. put in a new set of tubes and met olde friends (nurses, doctors, assistants) ... he's breathing better and his O2 level is much stronger .... they may do some other things later to night to rule out other complications ... but right now, he's doing better and getting the appropriate care ....
As I told him earlier, the challenges of his breathing problems ... asthma and sleep apnea were going to be part of all of this ... after all they replaced a valve ... anything done while they were in there for lungs would have been extra $1.50 ... and you know how cheap he is ....
I know you are all concerned and your prayers and great spiritual energy is very helpful .. we probably need a little more for a few more days .... it is all good and it is all appreciated ... will try to write more ... it's good therapy for me ... i am going to start selling T-shirts downstairs that are printed "Don't F*ckin Ask Me --- How am I doing?" Everyone who walks in any of these rooms, that's the first or second line out of their mouths ... I guess its important but even housekeeping says it ....
Okay I'm done with my rant .. thanks again for all your continued support.
--- Steve
1 comment:
Hi Steve! I am one of Layne's oldest friends from camp, my name is Merle. I remember Layne visiting me in Chicago some years ago when he was first diagnosed with diabetes. I am a diabetes educator and we sat in my living room for what seemed like hours discussing carbohydrate counting, blood glucose monitoring, medication, complications, etc, etc. From your blog I learned that Layne has progressed to taking insulin now, so he has had to buck up at least a little from the pale faced wus he was at camp those many years ago! And now this major surgery to add as a notch on his belt. Soon he'll be thinking he is SUPERMAN!
Today is Monday and I am hoping that the news is better than yesterday, that he is back from ICU and looking towards a discharge date. Thanks for keeping us all up to date and I am so glad for Layne that he found a great love in his life; he was looking for you for a mighty long time!
Merle (Oak Park, Illinois)
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