Hello everyone - a better night last night versus the previous one! She did sleep more and seemed to be a bit more comfortable. Her heart is doing great . . . great rythym! They took the temporary pacemaker out this morning so the only thing she is hooked up to is an IV! Nicole is still dealing with not being able to swallow. They did an endoscopy yesterday and found that her esophogeal muscles are extremely tight and she cannot move them. This could be because of trauma the tubes caused during surgery but the doctors said this will pass but they don't know when. So, as you all can imagine, she gets fired up when she can't have her hot tea in the morning or her daily Coke!
The goal for the day is to do a lot of walking and to take a shower (she's been limited to sponge baths for the last few days). At this time, because of her swallowing challenges, we do not know when we will be able to take Nicole home but I will keep you all posted. Thanks again for all of your support.
Tom
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