Day 13

Megan is still doing well. She has met all of her physical therapy goals. Now she needs to work on regaining her strength. We know it is a process but we are anxious to have
Meg back to a normal life.

Dr. Dunn is very pleased with Megan's food and insulin. She said that has gone as smooth as silk. Areas of concern are the abcess and the nausea. Dr. Dunn changed the two anti-nausea drugs so that they would overlap. The gastric tube is getting clogged less often. But the danged thing keeps coming apart and dumping yucky fluid everywhere. Even taping it has not been successful. We are searching to solutions to this problem.

Meg had her first shower today and there were sighs of delight! She said it felt wonderful.

This has been a cold, gray day. We're really yearning for some Arizona sunshine. We're waiting to see if Meg spikes a fever again tonight. If she does, she'll have a CAT scan tomorrow. Dr. Dunn is hopeful that if there is an abcess that the drains are not reaching that they will be able to aspirate that pocket. This would be better than placing another drain, for sure.

I think it won't be long until we are released to the apartment. This is the next important step before being able to go home. We don't know how long we'll be at the apartment - it could be as long as a month. It will depend on her progress. Please pray for a quick and full recovery.

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