Mark update

I'm here at the hospital with the family and Astrid. Mark put out a good bit of fluid last night and is "peeing up a storm" as the nurse says. This is what we want.
He's slowly improving and the plan is to give him more platelets as preparation for removing the balloon pump today. This is a major step on the way to getting his chest closed.
The surgeon says that his recovery is amazing from where he was Friday, and that he is doing better than they thought he would do. There still is a long way to go - his fluid weight gain has been over 25lbs and they want to get all of the swelling down and him back to his preop weight. Brain function checks excellent, kidney function is well,
Still a long way to go, but everything looking positive. Now looking at Wednesday closing at earliest. Certainly not tomorrow - no taking chances. Everything is going better and faster than the doctors expected.

Keep praying and thinking good thoughts.

Mark update

I'm here at the hospital with the family and Astrid. Mark put out a good bit of fluid last night and is "peeing up a storm" as the nurse says. This is what we want.
He's slowly improving and the plan is to give him more platelets as preparation for removing the balloon pump today. This is a major step on the way to getting his chest closed.
The surgeon says that his recovery is amazing from where he was Friday, and that he is doing better than they thought he would do. There still is a long way to go - his fluid weight gain has been over 25lbs and they want to get all of the swelling down and him back to his preop weight. Brain function checks excellent, kidney function is well,
Still a long way to go, but everything looking positive. Now looking at Wednesday closing at earliest. Certainly not tomorrow - no taking chances. Everything is going better and faster than the doctors expected.

Keep praying and thinking good thoughts.