Michael had a pain-free, incident-free night! He’s still dealing with the near-hourly sleep interruptions that comes with being in the hospital but his night was otherwise just fine. Obviously, sleep is as an important part of his recovery as everything else so I’ve been working with staff (rather…emphatically…to be honest) to minimize interruptions but some of it just goes with the territory. 

Michael’s vitals continue to be nice and strong, and the only thing a tiny bit off with his lab work is his sodium level. The doctors said at his morning visit that they are confident that’s merely a result of the water he’s been drinking combined with the IV liquid nutrition but “we’ll probably just give you a couple of salt tablets for that.” 

Also, Michael’s drain has finally slowed down its fluid production so things are still looking good for removal of that later today. Beyond that, his only instructions for today are to get some rest. 

The doctors said they’ll be back in a few hours to see how he’s doing and I’ll be back this evening to let everyone know how things are going. ❤️