Great News! Lee has finally awakened (took him about 24 hours). He was not asleep but he was very groggy until later this afternoon. He is eating better now and finally................no atrial fibrillation. His blood pressure is very good also.
Bad News is that last night he bled quite a bit from the incision for the ablation procedure. This incision is in his left groin area and that is where the catheter was introduced. That is also one of the predictable complications of that procedure. A vice-type clamp was placed over it last night and most of today and he had to lie flat in bed until it was removed later this afternoon. When Lee Jr. and I left about an hour ago, he was dry (no bleeding) and he looks the best he has looked since this episode began last Sunday.
He is now on contact isolation because he was cultured during the procedure and found to have some bacteria in the culture. Contact Isolation means that everyone entering the room must wear a gown and gloves. So far, no masks are required. He is also on several I.V. antibiotics. It is my understanding that this isolation will continue as long as he is in the hospital. At this time, he still has an I.V., a chest tube to drainage, and a foley catheter. I am not sure how much activity (walking) he will be able to do tomorrow. I'm hoping that he will be able to start walking again. That is the key to regaining his strength.
Since I had lots of help from Todd, Donna and Lee, Jr. for Saturday and all of Sunday, I decided to accept Dennis and Betsy's invitation to Dinner @ their home in Raleigh. It was wonderful to relax in their home and enjoy their good home cooking. I stayed overnight and was able to attend their church service on Sunday morning. I was so glad to be able to do that especially since Dennis will be retiring from Graystone Baptist the end of August.
As we were finishing lunch, Julia called and said she and the girls were on their way and would arrive at the condo around 2:45. I left Raleigh and was here shortly before they arrived. Seeing the children and some grandchildren this week-end was a good tonic for me after the difficult week before.
After having supper with them and Lee, Jr. we sent the girls on their way home to Morganton and Lee Jr. and I stayed with Lee, helped him settle in for the night and decided to call it a day. Lee Jr. is here with me tonight and he will leave for the beach to join his family after visiting his Dad in the a.m. Elizabeth is coming tomorrow and I will probably use that time to catch up here.
This Sunday night promises to be much better than last Sunday night. Hopefully, much more progress will be made by next Sunday. Thanks to all of you who follow our life story and for all the support we feel from you .
More Later............................................Brenda
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