Wednesday, September 3

Dave's WBC is 17,000!!! Dave had hiccups on and off last night and all day today, he did have 3 breathing episodes yesterday and 2 today. The PT decided to have Dave try a cane instead of the walker. He was walking all over 5th floor today with that cane (he barely puts weight on it)! The results of the cholangiogram show that the T tube is in the proper place, however, the bile is leaking from around it. The JP tube (Blake drain) they have been advancing slowly totally fell out of Dave's stomach today. So for a short time he was down to 2 tubes, but because the Blake drain continues to drain bile the doctors put the tube back in place. They were able to do this at the bedside and without anesthetic! In the last 5 days Dave has taken in an average of 2,200 calories per day! Dave is only getting 1/3 of those calories from the tube feedings! The nutritionist was very pleased with his progress, PTL! Thanks for your prayers for Harvey, he went home tonight, PTL!