Wednesday PM

A quiet day with reasonable progress. They seem to have the pain meds defined so that Mary's pain level is good and she is very much awake. Far better than yesterday.

Reenie and Mary had a good discussion with the nutritionist today and the bottom line is that she can eat anything that sounds good to her--even while she is still in the hospital. So Reenie was working on a shopping list for food to bring with her tomorrow to help Mary's appetite.

Ingrid stopped by and left a bowl of fresh-made spaghetti which Mary is currently eating with gusto.

Mary's abdominal drain is still producing fluids and they are taking samples and sending them out for lab tests. We don't know what those lab tests results are. They are also taking blood samples twice daily to make sure all of her metrics are in the normal range. She has had continuing good and stable blood test results.

We are hoping to hear about the pathology reports soon from the materials removed during surgery last week. Also, we want to hear what we should plan for Mary post-release so we know what to do when she gets home whether it is Friday or later.