Hooray! one day short of 4 weeks, Marion received his trach tube. The 'dynamic duo" as Dr. Bain called himself and Dr. Watson who did the surgery today about 12:30pm, assisted by Bob from Respiratory Therapy and Amber, the RN today. It was a quiet day the balance of today for Marion as he rested from the procedure. It was done in his room in ICU. A high-light for me was at 5:30 when he could "mouth-out" the word -cold- and I got him a warm blanket. Perhaps "charades" have moved to a better level, I sure hope so! When Dr. McNulty (the Cardiologist) came in, she ordered 2 units of blood, his hematacrit was down to 23, and should be 36ish, I believe she said.
The papers are in the works for Marion to move as soon as tomorrow to Tahoe-Pacific Hospital, however, that would be VERY quick, Monday or Tuesday probably is more realistic to have all the orders and transportation available.
Marion just has a more comfortable look about him, he is adjusting to having the breathing tube in his neck, and still having a nasal-gastric tube for feeding. But not having that breathing tube through his mouth and over his teeth already has removed some of the tension from his face.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, and thank you for the prayers, Sue
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