Today has been a great!
Jon started his day in the ICU and ended up back in his "old" room less than 24 hours after his surgery. His nurse Neil (really awesome male nurse) was extremely pleased with Jon's progress. He was up walking this morning! After he came back from his walk, he sat in the chair and was watching ESPN when Jen and I arrived. Mrs. Sue had spent the night with him, so we sent her home to get some much-needed rest. Jon drank some chicken broth and ate a chicken finger and some yogurt for lunch.
[Jen taking over here for a bit so Anne can get Jon some ketchup!]
After lunch, Jon relaxed for a while and talked with Dr. Hong (one of the fellows who performed his surgery) and the very nice anesthesiologist whose name we can't remember. Both doctors seemed very pleased with Jon's progress. Later, Jon took a lap around the ICU and relaxed some more before getting the awesome news that he was going to get to leave ICU for his "old" room.
Around 4, Neil came in to get Jon ready to move, which took a while because of all the tubes, wires, electrodes that were hooked up to him, and he was very happy to leave a few of them behind. Not long after, he was settled in his room (which everyone keeps saying is the best room around because it has a lovely view). One of the first thing he asked was if he could take off his compression stockings, and he was SO happy to have them off and to have Anne scratch his legs.
Right now, Jon is about to eat his dinner (Hawaiian pizza with french fries and a vanilla Boost plus) and take a nap before doing a few more laps. He's also trying to talk Anne into rubbing his feet ;)
I'm sorry but i HAD to comment again already because the fact that Jon wanted his legs scratched and his feet rubbed made me laugh! :) I remember when my brother Matt was in the ICU for a week and had to wear compression stockings--he too HATED them, and i gave him a foot massage when they came off....haha now if you knew anything about my brother's feet you'd know how much i love him to have to give those feet a rub! (especially when they hadn't been washed in a week. haha) I am so happy to hear Jon's doing so well after the surgery---that is a true answer to prayer and I give God all the glory! Still praying...
ReplyDeleteThat is great news! Please tell Jon we are thinking about him and to keep up the good work! Love, Jul and Lee
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear that Jon is progressing so quickly and is out of ICU. Tell him we love him and continue to pray for his healing and for those cells to grow. God is good in all things, and I am confident that He is with Jon and is in control of this situation. May He give you all peace and comfort as you go through this storm, as he is with you every step of the way. Love you, Lauren
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