R is making some great strides. Here is the news of the day...
He had been off of dialysis for 24 hours and did very well - no complications. As he can tolerate it, the doctors plan is to alternate on/off of dialysis until his kidneys start working. This could be a few hours or a few weeks - it all depends on him.
R is having his blood gas checked every six hours. Every result has shown improvement. The settings on his ventilator are as low as they can get. He is doing most, if not all of the work.
He continues to have his g tube clamped all the time and ng tube clamped for periods of time to see how his stomach and intestines tolerate things going through them. So far so good. There is a great deal more output in his ostomy bag, indicating things are making their way through his little system.
We also heard the results of the biopsy on the section of his bowel that was removed during last Saturday's surgery. The results were negative - meaning the body is not rejecting the organ!
A tube that was in his abdominal area to drain fluids from the surgery has been removed.
The last news of the day is that he is starting to be weaned on his medications for pain and sedation. The process started last night and as long as he does well, they will continue to bring those medications down.
It seems as though he has turned the corner, but we will continue to pray. Most importantly right now, his kidneys need to start working so he can pee!
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