Dorothea is more alert than I had expected her to be today. They are keeping her mildly sedated, but her eyes are open much of the time. She seems to be hearing us talk to her, and she is able to nod her head. When someone needs to move her arms or legs she seems to be mouthing "ow". It is difficult to see her in pain. She is very swollen, the nurse thinks that is why it is hurting her when they need to move her arms or legs.
She has a fever of 102, they are still awaiting test results to see if she has an infeciton somewhere. The chest x-ray yesterday looked good, no pneumonia.
Her kidneys are still not functioning. The Dr. came in today and said that her kidney function has gone down each day, so they have decided it is time to get her on a Dialysis machine. Her kidneys were working fine before the bypass surgery, so the Dr. is hoping that she will only need the dialysis temporarily. Hopefully her kidneys are just still in shock from the surgery, and just need more time to become fully functioning. They are putting the shunt in this afternoon, and will hopefully begin dialysis later today, otherwise it will be tomorrow morning. The process takes 3-4 hours, and they will be doing it daily. The dialysis will hopefully help Dorothea in a multitude of ways!
It was so nice to see mom's eyes open today, but at the same time, I would like for her to be resting soundly so that her body can heal! Please keep your prayers coming for Dorothea, Harold, and all of the MANY staff people at the hospital!
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