Looking Back

I'm so glad we're at the point where we can already look back and laugh. We're sitting here this evening looking at the papers where Jayme was trying to communicate by writing while he still had the breathing tubes in right after coming off anesthesia. His sister Michele saved them knowing that eventually we would laugh at them. Oh my goodness I'm so glad we can laugh at that horrific night. 

Things continue to go well. Nights seem to be the hardest part of the day, bringing the most pain and discomfort. The act of laying down feels as if it puts a lot of pressure on his chest so finding a comfortable position is tricky. For some reason Jayme has a lot of pain in his left arm that comes and goes. I can't fathom why aside from the bruising left from the IVs but he says it's pretty significant pain. The incision is starting to heal and look even better. 

We have to begin going to have his INR levels checked twice a week which he's not thrilled about but hopefully after our follow-up appointment with Dr. Petracek Jayme won't need to be on the Coumadin anymore. His blood pressure is great but his heart rate is still higher than we'd like. 

We are going to attempt to make it out to church tomorrow. If you know Jayme, you know he does not like being cooped up for too long so maybe we'll just make "mini-outings" here and there.