Report from Lee

I still have not been able to go to the hospital to see Lee.  I did a trial run in the car to the Whole Foods Store and discovered that my balance is still not up to driving or riding.  I just finished talking to Lee via phone and here is his report:

Everything seems to be moving very quickly now in his favor!  What a blessing! 
Early this morning he began walking his laps and had to stop to go for an MRI of his chest.  This was a good report and the doctors came in and removed his chest tube.  He was also taken out of Isolation (he had been on isolation with gowns and gloves required of everyone who entered the room ).  So to put it in Lee's language "I am no longer being quarantined."

He also had an EKG and it was good.  His heart is maintaining a normal sinus rhythm and has been for the past 4 days.  He said his blood sugars today were much lower than they had been and his weight is now 165 lbs.  (Lee weighed 212 lbs in November before he became sick).  He has dropped another 10 lbs during these past 2 1/2 weeks.  He is now eating better and hopefully will not lose any more weight.  As he gains his muscle, the weight will come back.  He is now able to complete 10-12 laps per day and says he must make it 20 laps in one day to be released again.  I believe he will accomplish that by the end of the week-end!  He said that after he walked 5 laps his heart rate was 91, BP 112/70 and O2 was 95.  That is great news!

Plans are being made for him to be discharged on Monday or Tuesday.................depending, of course on his maintaining current status.  He has had a good day!  Doug, Elizabeth and the boys came by to see him.  Doug also brought the boys to see me while Elizabeth washed Lee's hair.  I was so glad they came, especially in my absence.  Tomorrow Donna will be here and by Sunday I should be up to driving again.

I am much better................improving by the hour..............just can't drive or ride easily.  That, too, will pass.   Such good reports from Lee!

More Later..............................................Brenda