Surgery

Dad is scheduled for his colostomy tomorrow. The plastic surgeon came and looked at the abscess and it is more in the peri-rectal area, so he didnt want to touch it and referred it back to the surgeon to see if he wanted to drain it. I am sure he has it because his last name is Shoning and not from the bed sore. :-)

They say that his wound looks a ton better now than it did when he came in. All pink, fresh tissue.

They are giving him a new diuretic that I guess is given to people who are specifically on ventilators. Makes them a bit more successful at weaning. Must have some sort of lung properties in it. They are weaning him 6 hours on, then a few hours off now. It helps him build stamina.

He is also getting physical therapy daily, but he is so puffy with fluid now, its hard to do it. He is back up to almost 300 pounds again. That is a lot of fluid.

That's all I have for now.