Ninth Day at Home, cont'd

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The Dr. MacGillivary's resident doctors have been here, and they were pleased with the blood work, and therefore don't think Anne was dehydrated or under nourished. Even so, we'll stay here until the fluid bag is empty.

They don't know why Anne's blood pressure was low this morning however. They guess it was due to doing too much in the hot sun. Anne was only outside for 5-10 minutes tho, so I think Anne's sickness this morning is mysterious, and I do think she was dehydrated to some extent. Maybe not under nourished tho, because the blood tests would have indicated that.

They are going to send us home with a new script, for Reglan. It is something that will move matter thru Anne's intestines faster. This may alleviate the belly pain Anne has been feeling this past week.

The doctors have set our expectations a little lower going forward too. Here we were expecting Anne to be a bit better every day, and to start flying around soon. They told us that isn't completely out of line, but that Anne may take a couple of months to get better, and to fully expect a lousy day occasionally.

So,,, shortly we'll be out of here, and back on the way home once again. When Anne is allowed soft foods again they said we should avoid fruit for awhile. No more single servings of applesauce or pears. They also want us to increase the amount of tube feeding again, and we'll get specific directions on how much how fast. She was also advised to try increasing the angle of her sleeping incline, and to do more walking than she has been doing.

Thanks for reading all, and thank you for your prayers and well wishes for Anne.

PS The residents said that in six months Anne will be eating and drinking just about anything she wants, just like before. We weren't too sure what to expect with that, what with no esophagus and all. They said in six months Anne won't even know she had surgery. I hope they are right !!
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