Wanted to post a bit about the progress Terry has made.
We got to his room about 9 Tuesday night.
He had a naso-graphic tube to drain around his incision, two chest tubes, a Foley catheter, an epidural, an iv for fluids and meds, a patient-controlled morphine drip (could be activated every 6 minunal ts), vibrating stockings on his legs, a jejumal tube that drained the upper part of his small intestine, and your standard blood pressure cuff, temperature control, etc.
The first day, they took out one drain. Second day, they couldn't take out the second drain, as he was still putting out too much fluid.
Third day - naso-gastric tube came out at 7AM - great. Epidural is out. Patient-controlled morphine drip is gone. The Foley cath will come out 6 hours after the epidural is out.
The jejunal tube is now a feeding tube, and he is starting some high-nutrition liquid tube feed directly into his abdomen.
The third day is a good day.
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