Friday Update

Monica is still working through the pain.  While I was there, the PT had her walk all the way down the hall and back.  She told me her legs feel like jello, and her feet are so swollen that she could hardly get her shoes on.
The nurse was also showing us how to change the dressing on her "drive line"  The drive line is the small 1/4 inch round tube that come out just below her rib cage, and connects to her LVAD controller.  I have attached a picture below.  The dressing on this line has to be changed every day in a sterile environment.
We all had to wear masks and gloves.  Should be fun keeping the kids away while we do this at home.

Darren