Monday was a VERY good day! Delcy's surgery was as successful as we could have hoped for and he is doing really well!
We arrived at the hospital at 5:45 a.m. and Delcy was given some medication to relax him and then prepped for surgery. Bill, Nick and I were able to stay with him until they took him back for surgery at 7:30. Dr. Langdon came and saw Delcy before surgery and reminded him that he hoped to repair the mitral valve in his heart, but that there was a chance he would have to replace it. He explained that if he needed to replace the valve that he would use the tissue from a cow. Delcy was very nervous about that possibility, because he was told that it would only last about 10-15 years and then would need to be replaced again. Delcy knows how long it took to get him here this time and he was worried about the possibility of having to go through that again (as were the rest of us). God answered our prayers though, and Delcy's valve was able to be repaired!
It took quite awhile for Delcy to fully wake up from the anesthesia on Monday afternoon, and he wasn't able to remember much of that day later. That's a good thing though, because even though the surgery was very successful, Monday was a pretty rough day for Delcy. I have to say though, that through it all, Delcy was remarkably well mannered and polite...every time one of the doctors or nurses came in and poked or prodded him, he would thank them and say "God bless you", or "have a good day". Everyone here at the hospital is pretty smitten with our Delcy :-).
By the end of the day Monday, Delcy had the tube removed from his throat, had sat up in the chair for 2 hours and had some broth, jello and water. Tuesday brought more progress as Delcy ate solid
foods and started walking the halls here on the 5th floor. He also had one of the lines removed from
his chest and felt more comfortable immediately! The best part of Tuesday was when Delcy told us that he could feel that his heart was beating much slower and that it felt good...PRAISE GOD!!
The nurses are doing a great job of keeping Delcy's pain under control, but unfortunately he did have
some nausea on and off during the day Tuesday. Today is Wednesday and it is definitely starting to get better. He is also walking farther and resting more comfortably. I have been with him each day from morning until night, and Nick has spent the first two nights in Delcy's room to make sure that if he needed anything, he would be able to translate for him. Bill has been stopping in for several hours at a time as his schedule permits, usually morning and evening. Aly and Val have been here quite a
bit yesterday and today and he enjoys that very much, as do they. Delcy's medical team are not the only ones smitten with him...the Bolte's are right there with them. He calls me "mum" and Bill "dad" and the girls are his "sisters". I certainly wasn't planning on having a third child at the age of 49 but God had another plan. Delcy will forever be a part of our little family :-)
Please forgive me for not posting as often as I should...I'll try harder :-)
Peace,
Margie
It took quite awhile for Delcy to fully wake up from the anesthesia on Monday afternoon, and he wasn't able to remember much of that day later. That's a good thing though, because even though the surgery was very successful, Monday was a pretty rough day for Delcy. I have to say though, that through it all, Delcy was remarkably well mannered and polite...every time one of the doctors or nurses came in and poked or prodded him, he would thank them and say "God bless you", or "have a good day". Everyone here at the hospital is pretty smitten with our Delcy :-).
By the end of the day Monday, Delcy had the tube removed from his throat, had sat up in the chair for 2 hours and had some broth, jello and water. Tuesday brought more progress as Delcy ate solid
foods and started walking the halls here on the 5th floor. He also had one of the lines removed from
his chest and felt more comfortable immediately! The best part of Tuesday was when Delcy told us that he could feel that his heart was beating much slower and that it felt good...PRAISE GOD!!
The nurses are doing a great job of keeping Delcy's pain under control, but unfortunately he did have
some nausea on and off during the day Tuesday. Today is Wednesday and it is definitely starting to get better. He is also walking farther and resting more comfortably. I have been with him each day from morning until night, and Nick has spent the first two nights in Delcy's room to make sure that if he needed anything, he would be able to translate for him. Bill has been stopping in for several hours at a time as his schedule permits, usually morning and evening. Aly and Val have been here quite a
bit yesterday and today and he enjoys that very much, as do they. Delcy's medical team are not the only ones smitten with him...the Bolte's are right there with them. He calls me "mum" and Bill "dad" and the girls are his "sisters". I certainly wasn't planning on having a third child at the age of 49 but God had another plan. Delcy will forever be a part of our little family :-)
Please forgive me for not posting as often as I should...I'll try harder :-)
Peace,
Margie
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