Well, nothing out of the ordinary in Tom's esophagus or stomach so we're thankful for that. Tom did not go back for the procedure until 2 pm. It was supposed to take 5 minutes and he was going to spend 30 minutes waking up before heading back to his room. At 3:15 I called for an update. He had just made it back to his room, the unit administrator (who knows us well) said he was sitting up and seemed to be doing fine.
Tom is more alert - praise God - and he is not moaning as much. Dr. Miller said they are still waiting on results from the urine and c-diff tests, he thinks Tom might have a bladder infection. They are continuing to give him antibiotics.
Tom has finally received some "food" although it is clear liquids. He has had two helpings of beef broth and 2 small glasses of apple juice. If he tolerates that, he will be advanced to a full liquid diet and the back to real food. So far, so good. He has even asked for a soda, which he hasn't wanted in about two weeks. He likes to drink soda.
Dennis is going to hang out with Tom while I go to my friend Rob's funeral tomorrow. Tom is pretty excited about it - I am so grateful for Dennis' willingness to give up his Saturday, not to mention all of the other time he spends with Tom.
Thank you for your prayers. Hopefully whatever is plaguing Tom is working its way out of his system. It's been a tough three weeks. Hopefully by early next week Tom can be on his way to rehab to get stronger.
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