Tom's ammonia level is down in the 90's today. Still high, but much better. He received an IV antibiotic yesterday and they are still testing the blood cultures. I don't know when those results will be available. His urine culture was clear so that's good. All of the other numbers are still OK also. He sounded pretty good when I talked to him this morning, he was hoping to take a nap after breakfast.
They changed his diet back to a low sodium, hepatic diet yesterday. Since he ordered a huge breakfast (before the diet was changed), by dinner every meat item put him "over the protein limit". It took a while to work out something for him to eat. I think he was still "over the limit" but , he was hungry, so I don't think it really mattered.
Cathy and Dave are coming to visit today. I don't know who is more excited, me or Tom.
I think Tom will get a little PT today - probably just exercises in the bed. He will have is wound vac changed as well. I'm guessing he will stay through the weekend. I keep thinking the SNF is going to call and tell me they've given away Tom's room! I don't have it in my "schedule" to go and move his things but I will do it if I need to. Then we can wait for another bed all over again.
My friend Rebecca is still waiting on a SNF bed too - they are in very short supply!
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