Doesn't it look more red than yesterday? Maybe even more red than Friday?
The surgeon and doctor came by today - neither one made any mention of being released tomorrow so looks like Ken's not coming home yet. :( The surgeon still says he doesn't think it's anything operable but wants to come back tomorrow for a third look. The doctor didn't have anything new to add, and said he'd see us tomorrow.
A physical therapist came by and taught Ken how to walk with crutches. He can actually do pretty well with just one crutch. And they gave us a wheelchair so that I could take Ken outside - his first time outside of the hospital since Wednesday. I gave him the grand tour.
Ken felt lots of love today! His parents came by early this morning and brought a gift - a big toolbox full of all kinds of fun stuff. :) Then around 1pm his sister, Lisa (one of my bridesmaids), and her husband and daughter surprised us and came by. Shortly after that, our friends Sylvia and Jarred came with magazines about guns and cars. Ken was definitely in good spirits. :)
Unfortunately, Ken's IV infiltrated (his arm swelled up and turned red because the fluid was no longer flowing into the vein but just under the skin) so they had to take it out and start another one. Again, it took 2 nurses 5 tries before successfully inserting the IV, and they ended up getting it in on the inside crease of his right elbow, which means he can't bend his right arm. But at least they got it in. Before their first attempt, they knew to pump him up with Xanax to help relieve his anxiety, but I'm not sure how effective it was. Poor Ken...
Pray for rapid turn-around improvement so that the doctors will feel comfortable releasing Ken on oral antibiotics. Then he could at least be home.
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How's Ken doing today? How are you doing today? How is Aubrey doing today? Info, please.
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