Day 3

Today Amber continues to make progress. She was able to walk 800′ without rest, on room air. She says it’s a relief to “be on the other side” of the surgery and that this time around it’s a lot easier than the first time. The reasons for this are that she is much more aware and conscious of what’s going on and because her room has open doors and family are able to be by her side.

The medical team is trying to alleviate some discomfort that Amber is having due to a gas bubble (visible on x-ray) in her disgestive system. She has had a few procedures to try and get her body plumbing back into order, but it is still not par and they are watching for any possibility of a bowel obstruction. She is not able to eat or drink anything which makes things a bit difficult.

Her respiratory system is working very well. Her O2 sats are between 90-96! She had a broncoscopy today (without sedation) and the doctors were happy with what they saw. She is not having any pain from the surgery as the epidural is still intact.

Amber is still in ICU. She’s only slept 3 hours since she woke up from surgery so we’re hoping she will get some sleep tonight. The nurses there are great, very capable and smart and are taking excellent care of her. Amber’s spirits are good and she continues to be alert and coherent.

Today is Fred’s birthday! Happy Birthday Fred!!!!!!!