Thursday, July 29, 2010 — Ups and downs, but mostly ups!

It's a scary thing this transition from ICU to a regular room on the same floor. All in all it's definitely a positive end of the day. Communication with the staff increased as the day progressed and everything finished on a very positive note. Steve arrived at about 9:30 this evening and was able to meet the competent nurse Skip has tonight.

In the nutshell: Skip has been suffering from an infection which is not uncommon when the big gun antibiotics are being used. The big guys kill off some of the good bacteria which allows this condition to weasel its way in. It is referred to as C. diff and affects the digestive tract. So we have been required to wear gowns and gloves every time we go into his room. One of the plusses for this evening is that he has just been declared free of C. diff. Yay! The other monumental plus is that I was able to feed him some real food this evening. He ate at least one spoonful of everything on the tray. Another yay! The crew is especially good tonight so I think I may get a real night's sleep for a change.

Let's just skip the downs during the morning and mid-day and concentrate on those two wonderful plusses. Steve is here with me and we'll try to have a good meeting with the kidney doctor tomorrow. In the meantime — think pee! Good night y'all.