Thursday, December 18, 2008

The Progress Continues

During the night Cathy's blood oxygen saturation started to drop. For a few hours she was put on a low flow of oxygen - 2 liters per minute. She was back to breathing room air by 6 am. This episode was no surprise to the doctors and nurses. Her body needs to remember to breathe deeply while she is sleeping.

Early in the afternoon she went for a short walk without oxygen. She was able to make about one-quarter of a lap around the unit: out and back.

Her food intake is way up. She is eating full meals, three times a day, with protein drinks in between.

There appears to be only a couple pages left in this chapter. Cathy is looking forward to starting the next one.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mike and I are so excited to hear about your progress, Cathy. Sounds like you'll be home for the Holidays . . . what a milestone. I want to hear how you're doing beyond the hospital. I hope David continues to post for a little while, but I'm sure you'll both busy reconstructing a life at home . . . Yippee!!
Norma & Mike

Jami said...

Hey Jo,
Good news about the walks :)
Deep breathing at night.
You'll be good soon :)
Glad to hear you're eating.
And protein drinks in between.
That's kind of like
a Christmas cocktail right ???
You're doin' great kiddo.
Keep it up.
Love you always,
Jami Lynne x/o

Anonymous said...

The Decemeber blogs bring such wonderful news it makes one appreciate the Holiday season even more then usual.

I wish I was there to celebrate, eat and give a protein drink cheer.

Cathy you are awesome!!!

I love you...