Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Ben is doing better

Well, my pc does get on wireless here at the hospital. First time I tried it. Will work on Ben's tomorrow. Maybe they invested in the WiFi after all. It is low signal out here in the trailer but at least it is working. I wasn't sure as I had not tried it yet, so ran up to the hill and the other hospital and sat outside to do bill work real quick.

He is doing better and the incision is looking really good. They used a new machine on it to clean it out and did a great job. He is hoping that they use it again. He had been walking farther. Not as many times a day as he wants but lots farther and we go outside and sit in the shade and listen to the stream and the birds in the trees. It is probably 600 feet round trip and we make it 2 times a day. He still is not eating but the drainage is a lot less. His pain seems to be under control also. All in all he seems a lot better.

Well, I am going to finish setting up this trailer and then go to bed. Talk to you all tomorrow. You all have a good night.

Love Ben and Illa

2 comments:

Jim said...

Thanks for the update. I hope the trailer thing wasn't too muchg of a hassle. It sounds like it's setup and in place. Will you still be going back once a week?

It's good to hear of the progress. Sitting out in nature, I think, is very therapuetic. I know thing that Ben would like better is hearing the ocean instead of a stream.
Jim

Anonymous said...

Yes he would indeed. We made it 3 times today. Even tho it has been cloudy. It was still very warm.

We found out today that whatever I am getting on thru is not from this hospital. Probably one of the office buildings close by the back here. The person from the hospital tried again today to get on byt no go for him. However, later I tried and went into a whole different section after getting the guts to push this one square and got it set up. Then he pushed a button and closed it off and then got frustrated and gave up. It does get on tho. Really slow but works. Will try it again later as Ben has to learn the comp stuff all over as he never did the internet before DSL so he has to learn to leave windows open so as not to lose the connection. So hopefully he will be on tomorrow.

He is doing really good. He got a half shower this evening. Made him feel better anyway. Still no real news of how long he has to stay here. He was supposed to have an ultrasound on his right chest area but the lab tech never made it here. He may have to go there tomorrow.

I will still be going home every weekend as i have to work as well as take care of the animals and check on the house. Especially now that it is getting colder.

Well, I am tired so am going to bed. You all have a good day.

Love Ben and Illa