End of day report for Thursday, January 10
Status: ROCK STAR.
Kim doubled her previous walking record, and afterward said she felt fantastic doing it.
Vent? What vent?
She is talking up a storm. Remember how I told you her first words to her mom were “Thank you for all you’ve done” ? Well, her first words to me were “I’m pooping.” And yes, she’s going to kill me for telling you that. And no, I have no regrets Her voice is kind of hilarious. She sounds just like Marge Simpson would if Marge was a cranky old New Yorker. When Charlotte heard her on the phone she said “Your voice doesn’t sound like you, but I love you anyways”. So big relief there.
She also had a long talk with our favorite physician’s assistance, Becca. Becca has been with Kim since she was discharged from the OR and has been right there for all the tough, and sometimes confusing, times of Kim’s stay in ICU. Kim gave Becca a really great perspective on what it was like being the patient during this whole thing, and Becca expressed just how thrilled she was to see Kim doing so incredibly well (“It makes my heart so warm and so happy”, Becca said with more than a few tears). Such a nice moment for them both, and for Cheryl and me too.
Tomorrow they’re going to give her a barium swallow test to be sure everything is behaving in her throat and stomach. Barium is a chemical that shows up on X-rays, so you swallow it and they take a bunch of X-rays watching it flow through your system. If some barium ends up where it shouldn’t, that’s bad news. But if it all goes well, Kim can start eating anything she wants! And she’s already made it clear she wants a Five Guys burger and fries and/or chicken divan.
Kim doubled her previous walking record, and afterward said she felt fantastic doing it.
Vent? What vent?
She is talking up a storm. Remember how I told you her first words to her mom were “Thank you for all you’ve done” ? Well, her first words to me were “I’m pooping.” And yes, she’s going to kill me for telling you that. And no, I have no regrets Her voice is kind of hilarious. She sounds just like Marge Simpson would if Marge was a cranky old New Yorker. When Charlotte heard her on the phone she said “Your voice doesn’t sound like you, but I love you anyways”. So big relief there.
She also had a long talk with our favorite physician’s assistance, Becca. Becca has been with Kim since she was discharged from the OR and has been right there for all the tough, and sometimes confusing, times of Kim’s stay in ICU. Kim gave Becca a really great perspective on what it was like being the patient during this whole thing, and Becca expressed just how thrilled she was to see Kim doing so incredibly well (“It makes my heart so warm and so happy”, Becca said with more than a few tears). Such a nice moment for them both, and for Cheryl and me too.
Tomorrow they’re going to give her a barium swallow test to be sure everything is behaving in her throat and stomach. Barium is a chemical that shows up on X-rays, so you swallow it and they take a bunch of X-rays watching it flow through your system. If some barium ends up where it shouldn’t, that’s bad news. But if it all goes well, Kim can start eating anything she wants! And she’s already made it clear she wants a Five Guys burger and fries and/or chicken divan.
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