Paul's procedure went well. They put the catheter back in right next to where the old one was. After an uneventful recovery, they took him back up for 4 hours of dialysis, just before 8pm. Hopefully he can get some rest and maybe feel like eating something during dialysis and then get some good sleep afterwards.
Dr. Thomas' plan is still to get Paul up to rehab tomorrow. We'll have to see how recovery goes from tonights procedure, but we are all on the same wavelength with getting him to rehab as quickly and safely as possible. If he doesn't get up there tomorrow, we're still making good progress on our own. He walked almost all the way around the PCU floor (maybe 100 yds?). He only had to stop because the nurses were concerned about his heartrate and made him sit to rest about 15 ft short of his room. We'll try to go slower tomorrow and keep the heartrate down - I think Paul just feels like the faster he goes, the faster he can sit, and the faster the pain will get better. But if he takes it slow, maybe he can do more to prolong the workout and get more out of it.
I got home in time to give Ben his bottle and cuddle a bit tonight. He makes it all better at the end of the day. Once Paul is home, I think he'll be more motivated to get stronger faster just because he'll get to see that beautiful face everyday. :)
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