Lisa spent the night and most of this morning in the post-op area under the watchful eyes of the team there. When I arrived at the hospital, I was very pleasantly surprised at how well she looked and how she was doing. She was alert and even managed to say hello to her dad and sister, Renee, when I called them with their updates this AM. The rehab team came by this morning and Lisa took a good 10 to 15 minute walk down thru the hallway. Since moving back to her room around noon, Lisa rested for a while but then also was able to walk on the treadmill for 15 minutes. She does have some pain which she is able to manage with her bedside pain button. Dr. Crabtree came by late this afternoon and said they were hopeful that this latest surgery will resolve this remaining issue but they plan to continue monitoring the output from this chest tube throughout the night and hope to know more in the morning. If all is well, they may let Lisa have something to drink tomorrow. No word yet on when she may get some solid food but we are hoping that that will follow soon. At this point, we ask that everyone continue their prayers that tomorrow we see the end to this chapter of Lisa's transplant "adventure".
We appreciate all the prayers and words of encouragement. It helps tremendously and we will continue to keep everyone posted.
Posted by Nancy
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