The docs (literally) pulled out the feeding tube today. Yahoo! He said he didn't feel a thing and it was over in a flash. (I was a little disturbed to hear that it was about 2 feet in length....not a nice visual...) He didn't need any stitches or anything special. It will just heal up on its own. This was a really big deal for dad and I'm elated at this milestone. He called me right after and we had a nice chat for some time. I've been perusing medical journal articles to see if there's anything of interest that I can add to my growing library of brain tumor knowledge, and he asked me to re-cap what I'd learned today. I recounted a case study of woman who was treated for status epilepticus at Barrow, similar to dad.This picture is of dad completing a puzzle. We've practically strapped him to this chair in the kitchen where he has been instructed to play games and work on activities, all for the greater good of his therapy.
Today he had speech language, occupational and physical therapy. Since he's an outpatient now he has a whole new team of Drs./therapists and they will all be meeting soon to discuss is progress and give us an idea of how long this level of intensive therapy will continue. We are all very proud of his hard work and how far he's come.
No comments:
Post a Comment