Post-Op Day 3

Finally made progress late this afternoon. Started on oral pain medication, had epidural removed, and am off the heart monitor! Still 3 tubes to go, so keep praying!

Kidney continues to function well, and my creatinine level dropped to 1.25, which is not far above the 1.0 to 1.1 it was before surgery. So far, my blood pressure has been low to normal without any medication, even though I was on a BP med before surgery.

God is showing me these and other glimpses of His hand of care over me, which are very encouraging. Thank you so much for praying! I think even Dr Uzzo is beginning to wonder what this "prayer" thing is all about. He was quite impressed with those creatinine levels.

Still have to make progress digesting "real" food - starting starches with my clear liquid dinner. Exciting, huh? :-)

Karen