Update #137

Thanks for the prayers, everyone, as always! The last two days have been much better. As it turns out, Dave's pain patch that he wears on his arm had expired on Sunday and wasn't renewed until Monday afternoon, so it seems that the nausea may have been a reaction to a lack of pain meds in his system for the first time in six months. Once the patch was replaced, the nausea faded, and things have been good since.

Today, Dave walked 80 feet, then 100 feet, then another 80 feet with his walker during PT today! So much progress in only a few days - not that I'm surprised anymore. Also, during OT this morning, he worked on batting a balloon back and forth with me while standing, which meant alternating letting go of the parallel bars with one hand, then the other and putting more weight on his legs.

Be praying tomorrow for our meeting with Dr. Muskat, Dave's surgeon. Although still low, the output of drainage from Dave's fistula was higher today - pray that it was just a fluke. From what Dr. Weintz has said, Dave will likely still need surgery, but it may be much more minor than it would have been if the fistula output had stayed really high. Hopefully tomorrow will bring some clarification and timing on next steps.

Time to go watch a movie. I'll let you know what Dr. Muskat says as soon as possible!