Tom is doing well this morning. He's feeling good and ate a nice breakfast. His kidneys are back to normal so that is a good thing. They are continuing to give him IV fluids and albumin. The doctor really thinks Tom was dehydrated since there has been no infection. His temperature is normal, I don't have an update on his heart rate yet. They brought in some potassium for him to take. It's something Tom normally takes but they haven't been giving it to him since it was so high on Monday. The ammonia medicine tends to take the potassium out of his system.
I think we will be getting a lot more info when we go home this time about managing his care and what meds he can take more of if this or that starts to happen. Of course, we'll also stay in close touch with his doctors in Nashville and I have said all along, I think he needs his blood checked more frequently so maybe we can put a plan in place for that.
He will be able to hold the MELD score of 22 for 30 days so maybe good things will happen for him in that time frame. Tom is anxious to get out of bed and the doctors are encouraging it so hopefully we can go for a walk shortly. With some luck, Tom will get to go home on Sunday.
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