MaryAnn Update 3/21 and 3/22

Here are the last couple days of news

3/22

Today was another good day.  She really enjoyed getting phone calls.  Elder Wood called which was nice.  We got another bit of medical news today.  The internist stopped by and mentioned that the echo cardiogram that was done on Friday revealed that she has a dilated aorta.  This is one of those "watch items" that can get worse and when it does it becomes an aneurism.  She is on a beta blocker which keeps her blood pressure down and will minimize the danger from this.  This has absolutely nothing to do with the infection or blood sugar, but probably has been present for a long time.  We look at this as a "tender mercy"  that gives us a heads up that we never would have had if she had not been hospitalized.

They will probably be draining pus from her shoulder tomorrow.  if that does not help they may have to do some type of surgery on it.

We expect that the next few days will be full of information and training on what we will need to do when she goes home.

3/21

Today was a big day.  She has moved to a regular room!! She is quite tired because she was sitting up most of the day waiting for a room to open up.  They didn't move her until about 7:15 PM.  She started eating solid food today.  As you might suspect it is a low-carb, low-sugar diet, but she was quite happy to have it.  The surgeon that removed the gallbladder came in and checked her out and removed the drain.  She has had no discomfort or complications from the surgery.  The shoulder and hip are definitely infected.  They are saying that she will have to have IV antibiotics for another 4 weeks, so that obviously means that we will be doing it at home.  The focus over the next few days will be on getting her ready to go home.  They stopped the insulin drip and started with injections.  That will require adjustments to get the right amounts.