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Thursday, June 19, 2014

Day 232 - A Tentative Plan

Labs are great.  Her platelets count is at 125000.  Things are going well.  She is resting comfortably listening to calming music so she can have enjoy a Zen experience.

The Pulmonologist came up with a tentative plan today:  He hasn't checked with any of the other doctors, so this might be pretty preliminary:

Here's the tentative plan:
  • If she can maintain or improve her breathing, a trachea will be inserted in the next day or two.
  • Cindy will be transferred to Kindred to be weaned from trachea
  • After she is weaned, they will NOT remove the trachea, but close it up and leave it in.
  • Cindy will be transferred to a SubQ (rehab) for general recovery including physical therapy, nutrition, and not sure what else.
  • Depending on how Cindy is doing, she will either go home or be transferred back to John Muir Hospital for surgery to remove her hernia
  • If Cindy goes home, she would probably have the surgery done within the next 3 months


Not everyone has agreed to this, but it is the most supportive plan with lots of resources for Cindy to help her on her way to a full recovery. 





1 comment:

Anonymous said...

keep up the good work, Cind! i can imagine how anxious you are to go home and also to get rid of that annoying hernia. just don't rush things - please make sure you're in great shape before having surgery. thinking of you - hugs - barbara