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Saturday:   Slowly increasing the rate of feed to get Denise tolerating as much as she can.  Denise walked and walked to help her ciculation and digestion.   She even had a chance to see the healing garden. No Saturday release, though. 

Though there was some hope for release on Friday 3/22, there’s still a ways to go before they let her out.  She needs to be able to tolerate  the increased feedings and tolerate drinking water to stay hydrated. (It’s been more than a week now with almost no water by mouth). 

The team started light feedings again through the J tube last night.  After a day of walking and monitoring, the NG tube was removed.  Though the NG tube had been helping earlier, it was a relief to have it taken out.  Here’s some info on the NG tube.

Yesterday, 3/19 was a busy day.Stomach discomfort (an understatement for sure) was addressed with an NG tube to empty Denise’s stomach.That was the main event yesterday.Today, the team is working to get her digestive tract active. Once it is, then they’ll restart the feedings.  To get her back on track.We had a chance to hear this…

Thanks so much for all your prayers and thoughts!  Denise’s feed rate is still low against the goal.  So we expect that our departure may be delayed.  Denise is still in pretty good spirits, still in pain and very hungry.  She’s only been able to drink a little water and some broth.  She has been…

Sunday March 17 The team started to advance Denise’s feed rate in the J tube, slowly to see how she tolerates it.  Not very well.  The formula was backing up into her throat, causing pain and burning. , So they have had to slow the feed. The goal is a rate 4x the current rate. …

Saturday morning. March 16.  Denise was solo last night.  I went home and rested, slept.  The team took the IVs out yesterday, and they’ve started the tube feeding at very slow rates.  The principal discomfort is pain from the surgery, and some nausea. It is a balancing act to keep the pain tolerable and not…

After the long restless night, Denise had a day recovering.  As she gets ready for the night, Denise is still not entirely comfortable, she was without pain meds for several hours today.  Nonetheless, she’s in good spirits and there don’t appear to major problems with the J Tube.   The key will be to gradually increase…

Good morning!  3/15/20 God is good!  The night was not very restful, as hospitals can be.       The staff was very nice, though  in addition to the taking of vitals Denise had some trouble sleeping well. (Apparently due to the breathing suppression side effects of the pain medicine).  Nonetheless, the pain has been managable. …

The surgery finished successfully around 7:00 pm. The doc says it went well.  After a couple of hours, Denise was put into her room for the night.  She’s sleeping off the anesthesia, now.