No Release Today

The morning news is that Ray still has a "leak", so he won't be released today. I think the word "leak" means pretty much the same thing in this context as it did when he had the biopsy, i.e., that a small amount of air is leaking from the lower lobe, and they know this because when he coughs, the tube in his chest "gurgles". (Don't you just love all this precise medical terminology?!!)

So, his orders for today are to walk as much as he can, and I must say that we're fortunate that Ray is so motivated to stay in shape, because we weren't very encouraged this morning when a Physical Therapy person showed up for the first time and offered to get a walker so he could take a stroll down the hall. Instead, Ray popped out of bed, paused long enough for me to tie his gown so his rear end wouldn't be exposed to the world, and took off down the hall with the PT guy bringing up the rear. The PT guy was really impressed, while I was thinking, "My goodness, a less motivated person would have to stay another week!"

Anyway, the word is that he will be released tomorrow or Wednesday, and as soon as we know when, he will move over to the Red Roof Inn for an overnight stay to ensure that we can handle everything out of the hospital. Our friends, Cliff and Anne, will be coming over to see that we're fed and get home safely.

News on Mr. See and his lung transplant: It turned out that the right lung he was supposed to get was damaged and could not be used, but the left lung was implanted last night. I saw Mrs. See this morning and she said they had been warned that something like this could happened, and that he would be able to manage fine with one lung, so she was delighted ... and also exhausted. She said she was also very happy with the doctor who did the transplant, even if she wasn't Dr. Jones.

OK, that will probably be it for today, unless something unusual happens. But I will post tomorrow when we know more about release time.