Holly had a big day. She is eating soft food mashed potatoes and a bowl of tomato soup which she enjoyed greatly. She got to stand up for a couple minutes with occupational therapist. About 6 O'clock she was moved from the the Intermediate Care Unit which is like a low level ICU. The nurse said she was going to get a wheel chair when I looked up she was sitting on the side of the bed. I said "What are you doing?" She said she was getting ready to go. The nurse brought in to the room and as she was arranging things Holly stood up. So the nurse arranged Holly in the chair and then got her IV tree together and started out of the room. She said it was good that Holly is trying. By the time we got to Holly's new room she was pretty well spent.
Her new kidney is working great and in between her activities like moving rooms and standing Holly is resting and getting stronger. The pain management is still making her foggy at times. It's only the day after and so that's to be expected.
We are grateful for excellent surgical teams and the competent and pleasant care on the 6th floor of the University of Minnesota Medical Center. We have a few more days working with these folk on this procedure.
Holly will be back on the blog soon, but until then I'll keep adding to it.
Randy
