Today is Sunday. Because I hadn't heard from Jim at the usual hour I called him at 7:15 a.m. and learned he was heading down to X-ray. He said he slept well until 5 a.m., when he woke up in pain. Because his pain meds now come through the J-tube, he had to request a pain injection. I imagine it couldn't come fast enough.
He called back at 8 a.m. and said the techs x-rayed his right side and back. The doctor will look at the x-rays and then determine whether Jim is going home this afternoon or staying another day. He might have some answers by 10 a.m.
I am going to 10:45 a.m. worship service at Immanuel.
We now have a bed wedge thanks to special friends who loaned us theirs.
Talked to Jim at 12:15 p.m. - he is not going home today.
He might on Monday.
When Dr. Yerkes (spelling?) came in at 3 p.m. to remove the neck tube, he said the chest tube needs to dry up more before it can be taken out. Currently about 10 ccs of blood has drained in the last 8 hours. So that is good. No complications, no infections, just still wet.
The catheter also has been removed, but he hasn't had the urge to go, so we remain in a waiting game there too.
He is off the heart medicine to see how his Afib cooperates.
We also learned we are waiting for the final pathology report, which may come tomorrow. Pathologists don't work weekends.
