Just saw the hospital doc. Relatively good news on most fronts. Dad's kidney functions are improved from yesterday - and it appears that the infection worries from yesterday have abated. Whew! His edema is still quite bad - but he is putting-out a bit more urine. If this is too much information for my pals, I'm sorry, but I know family are interested...
His morale is not great. He is having lots of discomfort; but the downside of the narcotics in terms of his mental functioning is probably more critical than his pain. Yesterday he could not even swallow water. Today, with his mind more clear he has been able to take water and ice cream with no problem. So we're going to try to use as little of the opiates as is possible.
I'm more worried about his attitude than anything else. He is having "buyer's remorse" at having agreed to surgery. But, barring something unforeseen, he should be a little more comfortable every day.
In other news, last evening I attacked the men's clothing sale at Sears. Got some good deals and needed everything...shorts, socks, pants and shirts. Then I went to Romano's, an Italian restaurant that has been here for decades - old school American/Italian. Had a very good seafood lasagna. Serious comfort food.
Well, the PT guy will be here in a minute. Gonna see if we can get the ol' guy to sit up...
Stay tuned...
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Don't worry about TMI...more is better. Hope things continue to improve.
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