Sorry I haven't been updating that much, lots going on in my life.
But here is another update, again without names and other personal things.
<i><b>Chris on Monday Feb 9-Onwards and upwards!</b></i>
<i>Chris was very well today. I think Nick spent another whole day there, he's been in there 24/7. Dave and my Mom were in visiting with her for about an hour before I got there, she was cracking jokes and talking lots for them, telling them about her funny hallucinations. Her voice is quiet but she's easier to understand. She gets a little frustrated not being able to communicate 100%. But she's back in reality ! She's still on a bit of oxygen but her heart rate, blood pressure and O2 sats are great. They are continually talking about moving her upstairs but I think it's now more of an issue of finding a bed than her needing to be in ICU.
She says she doesn't remember much of the last 2 weeks, except one bad story when she was on the vent the other day after the second operation and one of the respiratory therapists tried to suction her out of her NG tube and she got a big nosebleed and she couldn't tell the RT to stop...nightmare!! sounds so scary <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> other than that she's had 4 star care....awesome nurses. I think it might be kind of a nice change for the ICU nurses to have someone young with such hopeful prospects, on a path to recovery rather than the umm, alternative. We heard whisperings of a skier in ICU there that wasn't in very good shape, it made me sad-wear your helmets !!!
I got a good but short visit with her-she asked if she could not talk for a while<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0"> I'm just the sister. I think I was too hyper energy for her, she likes calm. I just can't wait to see her back to herself !! She looks so beautiful ! Her skin color is so pink, her eyes look big and blue. Her joints are a lot less swollen than before transplant as well. The physios are kickin the crap outta her (in the good way, you know if you've ever been to physio!!) cus her chest is a bit gunky from the vent and from not being able to cough very much and the anaesthetic but once she regains her strength and is able to cough a little harder then that'll clear up. Her exercises are to take 2 to 3 deep breaths 5 times an hour...something she hasn't been able to do in years ! Strange the things we take for granted.
I've been telling her about all of her fans. It's tempting to tell everyone to go ahead and go visit but mom thinks it'll wear her out if she has to see all her fans at once so soon out of transplant. I'll continue to pass on everyone's love, and soon I'll print out all of the notes and postings everyone has been making and bring them in! </i>