Helen's doctor visited her this evening. What a hard worker! It was close to 9pm, and he hadn't had dinner yet. He said that by most measures, Helen is well ahead of schedule. She's able to drink clear liquids. She was also able to take two laps (walking, of course!) around the ICU today. Her kidneys are putting out plenty of urine. Best of all, her creatinine (a measure of the toxic wastes your kidneys should be filtering) should be back to normal within a day or two. On the eve of the surgery, her creatinine level was nearly 10 times normal.
Helen was a bit anemic Monday night, and the doctors were considering a blood transfusion. But her blood cell counts were up today, so the transfusion is off. Another thing to be grateful for.
Helen's blood pressure is a little high, so she's been given some blood pressure medicine to keep it in the normal range while she eliminates all the excess fluid in her body.
Helen's pain is well under control. She went to bed around 10pm tonight. Tomorrow, the focus will be on quiet and rest. She's also expected to leave the ICU for a regular hospital room.
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