On Monday they are planning to do the final grafting on the main surgical site. As long as Jimm can stay away from infections and other backslides, and get rid of a few drains here and there that are seeming to run dryer all the time, this graft will be the last step until more serious rehab can begin. During the rehab Jimm will be much more aggressively weaned off the vent and other medications.
As of now he is off the Fentanyl drip and is being given meds for pain only as needed. Today he had dialysis, and it was said that his kidneys are actually putting out pretty well. He was very tired and conscious only in the 50% range. He has been tired most of the week, but some of the reasons may be: enough dialysis to drain off 5 liters of fluid, non-bacterial pneumonia.. perhaps caused by aspirations, and a lot of coughing that will probably lessen when they are able to raise him up in bed a bit more.
Dr. Dexter, who is a surgeon on Dr. Johnson's team(and who is around much more often than the super-busy Johnson), has been helpful in answering questions that the family has about Jimm's condition and the prognosis for the future. More on that soon.
Interesting note:
Recently, during an Orioles Camden Yard game, one of the commentators mentioned Jimm and the fact that he was ill. They took shots of other camera guys waving and wishing Jimm well. It is so fantastic to hear about this.. and Jenna told Jimm about it today. It was one of the rare times when he had an expression of joy on his face. If any of you freelance folks know when this happened, and if a tape of it could be obtained to show Jimm, that would be so amazing. Please try. Thanks.
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