7:00 am
- There's a concern about one of her heart valves. They will be doing another echo-cardiogram using dye to highlight any problems.
- They plan to move her "upstairs" to a regular hospital room later today.
9:00 am
- We should clarify the type of test that will be done this morning. It is a transesophageal-echo-cardiography. The link provides pretty nice detail. It should be completed before 11:00 am.
6:30 pm
- A disappointing day since no tests were done and Dianne waited for 15 hours without eating or drinking. We're unsure why this occurred. It has been rescheduled for tomorrow.
10:00 am
- We missed the Doctors this morning but they did an ex-ray on Dianne's lungs around 6 a.m. and are still seeing a "mass" in the lung, and they are unsure of what this is. They don't say that it's a tumor/cancer. They also say that there is still an infection in the lungs, and are not sure why it's still there or what type of infection it is.
- We didn't get any answers on the blood work that was drawn yesterday. They did draw more blood again today.
- Good news! They are moving Dianne to the regular hospital as soon as a room becomes available. So we will keep everyone posted when this happens.
7:00 pm
- There are apparently no vacancies in the regular hospital so Dianne is staying in the ICU.
- There have been no other changes since this morning.
9:00 pm
- Dianne had an echo-cardiogram late this afternoon. The nurse said that they received the results and that she'll be NPO at midnight.
- She needs to stay in the ICU ... no longer eligible to be transferred to a regular hospital room.
- We are hopeful that this discovery will help in Dianne's recovery.
9:00 am
- Doctors are unsure of the problem since most of the tests are not yielding any results and the symptoms are going away - making them believe that sepsis is unlikely. This is very good news.
- She will remain in the ICU today.
1:00 pm
- The Doctors ordered a sputum test this morning as well as some blood work. The sputum test should show if there is fungus or bacteria in the lungs. They said that the blood work and sputum results should be in by tomorrow. Once they have these results they can make a game plan or decide what steps to take next.
- Her fever has subsided.
