Ok I have been neglecting the blog today and I am sorry. Jimmy has been more awake today and I have been spending all my spare time with him. I know you all understand and I appreciate all the thoughts and prayers.
SO, happenings of the day: He was extubated to bipap between 12:30 and 1:00pm. He's still been pretty groggy most of the day, perhaps a better description would be forgetful. I have explained what happened many times but inevitably a few hours later he asks me almost the same questions... You gotta love anesthesia! He has been denying pain all day which is WONDERFUL, but they went ahead and gave him a morphine PCA (pain pump). HIs big complaint today have been that he is thirsty. But I guess we ICU nurses are used to that. Been battling a little high blood pressure, but they are not too concerned about that. All in all he has been back to his jovial, ornery self. Even though he has been a little tearful at times in regards to what will happen next and what the options will be. Good thing, or maybe bad, thing is that he probably won't remember much of what I have told him and I will mostlikely have to tell it all to him again. Ugh. I really doesn't get any easier any time that I have told it. He's resting well, although he HATES the BiPAP.
I keep getting delayed in my posting so I will stop here for now. Thanks AICU gang for the BEAUTIFUL and TASTY edible boquet! You have given my family so much. Our deepest gratitude and thanks for your continued love and support!
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