Day 3 - A Little Better Today

I gave Barb a little time this morning to get "settled" and when I arrived about Noon, the nurse practitioner was there to remove the pacemaker leads that were installed just in case they were needed. A couple of snips, and a wincing tug later, the leads were out. Before I got there Barb walked a little more than the night before - all good signs that recovery continues!

As expected, Barb is still having a difficult time eating, even though she is hungry. The nurse in the ICU class told us that this is common - so not alot of breakfast or lunch got eaten. I brought her a raspberry froozen fruit bar and she ate about half of it. About 4:30, I left to take John to his baseball game, while Barb picked at dinner. When I returned about 9:30, our friend Laura was there to visit and cajole Barb to eat more. I was sent to the cafeteria for a smorasbord of desserts and returned with a banana, a few different cups of ice cream and a cup of frozen lemon ice and a cup of fresh fruit chunks. By this time, Barb admitted to actually being hungry and actually ate the whole banana and a fair portion of everything else. I guess the "dinner compartment" was closed and the "dessert compartment" was open. We had a nice conversation with Barb and tucked her into bed about 11:30, after her last dose of pain meds began to work.

We've been told that once the pacemaker leads have been removed, discharge can occur in as little as 24 hours. - we'll see. - Gil