Heading in the right direction this morning

A pretty uneventful night, and I think Dad got some really good sleep. He was still having periods of apnea, where his oxygen saturation levels would drop below the level they want them, so he was placed on oxygen for the night while he slept.

The assessment at 4AM found him pretty confused (he thought he was at a car dealership, and even asked the nurse what dealership she worked for), but stable. He sneezed twice during the night, which induced huge panic in me in the room (since he is supposed to stay really still), but everything was okay.

This morning he's quite a bit more alert, sounds stronger, and all of his labs are normal. One of his doctors came in already, and was pretty pleased with where things were today when compared to yesterday. They're even going to allow him to take a step up from chicken broth and have a bowl of oatmeal this morning, along with some apple juice. It's been ordered, and cannot get here fast enough for Dad.

Dad's primary care physician indicated that they were going to consult with the Mayo Clinic crew to see if there's any alternative treatment they would give for blood clots, but for now it's just time. It may take months for the body to absorb the clots in the lungs, and the filter put into his vein yesterday morning should catch the big one in his leg. He was reassuring - so this morning is starting off much better than yesterday already.

Tracy put up with the ice machine and the snoring family members of another patient, while I tried to get a few hours in Dad's room. I found myself staring at the monitor for about an hour at a time, just making sure that the apnea (period of not breathing) didn't last more than 20 seconds when the alarm should go off. There were a few times where I actually got up to walk out to find the nurse when he took a deep breath. Ugh. Nearly three total hours of sleep for us both, which is more than we expected. We did have a good laugh this morning about my documented super-hearing (fact - I'll tell you the story someday of my processing to be a CIA employee. They're thorough) as Tracy could hear someone in the hallway sitting down in a chair (thinking it was the doctor we were waiting for). I didn't hear it, but then again, the hallway was to my right and my super hearing ear is on the left. We are also punchy this morning from a short night, so that made it even funnier.

Super foggy in Omaha, so a good day for Mom and Grandma to sleep in a bit. Hoping today is a bit calmer than yesterday.