So apparently Dr. Law is not leaving until Saturday. He is bringing his laptop so that he can check into the lab work in the mornings and he now has my cell phone number so that he can call me. He has also spoken to his colleague with instructions to show me the chest xray or anything else I ask for regarding any tests that have been done. The CRP and WBC are both down (good news) the RBC is inching up (also good news). The chest x-rays which had slid a bit is noticeably clearer again. Dr. Law called the pulmonologist in Rochester and apparently if Trawick does not get cracking with either trials, transplant or something then Dr. Law said he would. It would be better if it came from a pulmonologist. Dr. Law will take it in his own hands if he needs to. He said he would be a patient advocate along with me to get things going and keep things going.
He also had apparently heard about yesterday and the bad attitude of the staff and was very unhappy. He called in a few nurses and respiratory people and although not the ones directly involved, they were the superiors of the other ones. There will be a meeting today. Dr. Law stressed that there have been many studies that show the brain is the most powerful organ involved in healing. Having a positive attitude helps, having a negative attitiude hurts. He also stressed that he has known Tracy for many years, that he has a good idea of what kind of person he is and what he is capable of overcoming. The staff at this hospital do not know him. He was quite angry, but made his points on many levels. The head nurse today was very sorry for what happened yesterday and during this morning's meeting was going to bring up that not everyone patient was heavily sedated. At that Dr. Law brought up that even heavily sedated patients can hear and perhaps predictions on survival were better discussed in the nurses lounge. Later that nurse stopped me in the hall way and said he was on all day and to get him personally if I had a problem. He has come into talk to Tracy a few times today. This morning all who come in have been very update, pointing out the good things. There are still bad things and we are aware of those.
Tracy is feeling better this morning. Right now he is sitting in a chair and that went without a hitch. Hannah is coming up later on. Then they will do another spontaneous breathing trial. Yesterday he was on for 4.5 hours. They hope for more today. If this rate keeps up Dr. Law hopes we will be home within 7 to 14 days. Those numbers seem huge to me, but at least the word home has been brought up.
So now that I am full of cautious optimism, it is time for someone to come in and squash that so we can continue the up down pattern.
