Paul finally took his first shower this morning in over 5 weeks. He said it felt good, but was amazed at how tired he was after it was over. He looks great and continues to improve every day. His doctor mentioned this morning that they will be changing his blood draws from every day to every other day since all of his numbers are looking so good. This is great news for Paul as he really has no veins left to work with. He said his blood draw is one of the worst parts of his day.
He had another EKG for his heart this morning (or late yesterday) and everything looks real good. The doctor had mentioned that he had no reason to believe that is heart would ever return to A-Fib (irregular heart rhythm). This is great news also.
It looks like surgery to remove the pins from his left foot is set up for Monday or Tuesday of next week. Paul is really looking forward to having those pins removed. He knows the longer those pins are in there, the longer his stay is at the hospital.
Needless to say, he is still really looking forward to going home! Today completes his first week at Evergreen Rehab. Initially, when Paul arrived someone had mentioned a possible 3 week stay, but I have heard other people talk of earlier departures. I think at this point it is too early to speculate how much longer he will be there. What I do know is that he is working as hard as he can to get home as soon as possible.
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I stopped by to see Paul Thursday and it was right after his shower. He looked and smelled much better. We had a few laughs and talked about life in general. There is so much to be thankful for in all of Pauls life and we talked a little about that. He even admitted that the people at the San Diego Hospital were great and he owed them his life. Now that's progress. I hung around for a little bit of his excercises. I was really impressed how he was tossing around those 3 pound weights. I showed him a picture of a gal in a bikini and his eyes got big, he smiled and said his memory was getting better. Heck I am kind of finding that going to the hospital to visit is sort of fun. Keep up the good progress Paul.
Your friend,
Geno
Jennifer and Julie, first I would like to thank you for your beautifully written and informative posts. Paul, I am really happy with your hard work and progress, and it is especially great to hear that you will only have to have blood drawn every couple of days. Over 5 weeks without a shower must be some kind of record. Even when I was in the Peace Corps many years ago, I usually did not have to go more than a week, and that was bad in the hear of Zulia Venezuela. I'm surprised that you have had any visitors, and any hospital staff entering your room. Well amigo, keep at it this week-end, but enjoy yourself as much as you can. The Mariners are on at 7:05 this evening, and there should be some golf on this week-end. Good luck getting the pins out of your left foot.
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