This morning Ed was already up when I came.
His voice is stronger and he looks better and moves around better.
I talked to the attending Doc and we were told that he is stable and that there is nothing going on that requires him to stay in the hospital. He needs to go to Rehab now to gain strength.
His liver blood values are ok (barely elevated). His sodium is back up, they are treating the “may be Pneumonia” with antibiotics iv and that can be continued orally. The heart needs to be dealt with with his regular cardiologist, his blood pressure was better (not as low as 2 days ago). They will discontinue the Lactulose and he can take probiotics if he wants to help get the gut flora back in shape. He can eat a normal diet rich in “good” stuff. 3 - 4g of sodium (no extra – Sodium levels are not regulated by intake, but by the body and by fluid intake).
Jeanne is looking at rehabs, She has to make a decision today between 4 possible places. I expect that he will be going to rehab early next week.
I am very encouraged and hope this was a good wake-up call for Ed.
Friederike
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