Just took 2nd walk and made it 35 ft and back!

Greetings from 8 South
Marsh slept most of yesterday after his walk. His pain peaked in ferocity around 10 pm. They added oxycodone to the pain management regime in addition to tylenol.

Xray this a.m. revealed some more cloudiness (indicative of plueral effusion).

Rounds this a.m. included the addition of valium until the chest drain comes out, higher dose of lasix, plan to remove chest drain this afternoon depending upon output, and perhaps a trip to 8 East or 8 West if they have bed

Marsh walked 30 feet and back this a.m. He is now watching Toy Story 4 in my arms❤

Oh.. and we received pacemaker training…no magnets or electronics within 6 inches of his belly! No more swinging on his belly at playgrounds either…

Marsh walked 27 feet to a nurses station and back to his bed.

The walk was heartbreaking to watch and beyond extremely painful because of his chest drain, but he did it. ❤

Good morning. Last night was tough. Marsh was all over the place with his o2 sats, post op bleeding, and pain.

I was awake with him until 6 a.m.

His pace maker is doing its job and he has settled down tremendously.

While I slept, they removed the atrial line, added the antiarrythmic, and switched him from morphine to oxycodone.

He is down to 1 liter of o2.

He drank the better part of a ginger ale, unloaded some fluid, and is resting in my arms. ❤

Dr Baird had a terrible time getting through the scar tissue. So he had to open him up all the way.

Pacemaker is in place and working. Chest drain is in as a preventative especially considering the plueral effusions.

We will see him in an hour or so❤

They called with the first update: Dr. Baird began at 7:03 p.m.

I will let you know more when I do.

They just took him back. He was crying for me despite the mezz cocktail…

Between 4:30- 5 pm

Rounds were not very exciting… Just observe and do labs in the morning.

Possible OR trip for pacemaker Wednesday.