FIRST POST TODAY?

I think this is my first post today - sorry to those who have been checking and waiting.  The gastro doc came in to see Tom before I got here this morning at 7!  He said he wasn't going to do any procedures, that Tom would be on antibiotics for another 2 weeks and he was pretty much ready to send Tom home but would talk to the PCP in charge first.

Then, after I left for work, the kidney doctor came in and asked Tom what he was doing in the hospital again?  His kidneys looked great and his color was better than it's been.  Tom told him he thought they found the reason for the infection and he hoped all of his docs would get together today and determine what the next step should be.

Apparently they did just that and have decided that Tom will have a "procedure" tomorrow after all.  They are going to put a scope down his throat, into his stomach and look for bleeding, ulcers, polyps or whatever.  Tom was told the procedure will be at 7 a.m.  This is good news in that we will know what, if anything, is going on from that standpoint.  Please say an extra prayer that this procedure will go smoothly and that whatever they find is easily treatable.

I received a call shortly after I got to work telling me they were moving Tom to another room.  He has been on the surgery floor and they had 14 surgeries today with no beds.  So, we're back on the sixth floor.  I was originally told a room number that was in the cardiac wing but we're actually back in the same section where we've spent most of our hospital time.  Fortunately we know most of the nurses & techs here.

Out Tom's window is a nice Serenity Garden that we didn't know existed.  We requested a wheel chair and went to check it out.  They originally were not going to let us go since there is a "heat emergency" in effect -  it is so hot and humid here - but we were able to go out for a while anyway.  I about melted but it felt good to Tom.  He then had a nice shower.  This room is a little bit bigger and the bathroom is actually smaller but the layout is much better overall.

I'll be hanging out here in the morning so as soon as I have some info, I'll post it.