Today has been a much better day, although he seemed to have some mental confusion this morning. He's also keeping his jaw locked when he talks. This could be due to getting used to his teeth again. The confusion seems to clear later in the day so not sure just what is the cause of this.

The swelling in his arm is better but his legs are still swollen. He still has quite a bit of fluid so they've increased his diuretic and his coumadin.

He has walked twice today, the same 250 foot circuit. He's supposed to walk 6 times a day, but since he still has the chest tubes and catheter it's quite a production.

Today was student nurse day and the instructor asked if the students could come in and learn about the LVAD. Since Mayo is the only hospital in the area that does them, it doesn't get covered at the other hospitals. So, we did a teaching session. It actually re-inforced the training we've been getting by explaining it to others. So, those of you who are willing to learn this, watch out, we're ready to go.

All in all it's been a pretty good day.