Well, Pam is making her exit. We thought we'd get a little more warning, but apparently they're big on surprises around here? They've pin pointed the infection (ecoli in the lungs), temp is 99.3, she hasn't been on the ventilator since yesterday morning and she's still biting. All in all, she's stable. That doesn't mean she's up and walking around. She's still got her eyes closed, but her right leg seems to be hell bent on getting out of bed. I know, we all thought if she was off of the vent she wouldn't have to go into acute care, but it seems that was not correct. We need her to be able to participate in therapy for 3 hours before she gets to go to rehab. Until then, it's acute care. We THINK it's happening this afternoon, but we need the pre-approval from the insurance before we can move into Holy Family. I want to complain about how slowly insurance moves, but in this case they can take their time. I'm not all that excited about leaving the womb. We've been completely spoiled by this ICU. This place is big, it's clean, and jam packed with people who are incredibly vigilant and entirely trustworthy. Holy Family is an unknown, which right now seems scary. They've got a lot to prove to me.
The saddest part about potentially leaving today is we won't get to say goodbye to Maryanne and Ray. It's their day off. Those two have been absolute gems. They've made us feel comfortable and safe during two weeks that have tested all of us. Dr. Farhat stopped by as well. Not only is he Mr. I Saved Her Life, he is also Mr. Positivity - he feels very good about her left leg and thinks she'll be able to use it.
We don't know when we're leaving - insurance could have us out of her tonight as late as 7pm or any time tomorrow. We also don't know how long she'll be a Holy Family resident. It could be days, weeks or months. It just depends how fast she kicks ass.
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