Got a good report today at the dr. Tina took out the stitch that was holding the drive line in place even though the wound has not completely sealed around the drive line. She said it will eventually close, just takes time. Now it will be much easier to clean and dress.

Dr. Yip adjusted his Coumadin because his blood was a little thick and then made some adjustments to the pump. Bill is still staying a little dehydrated and he's having some "suction issues". The way he described it is: there is a line that goes into the ventricle of his heart that pulls the blood in for the pump to push through his heart. Sometimes, such as when he is a little dehydrated in his veins, the line gets pushed against the wall of the ventricle and the blood can't get pulled in. He said it's kind of like when the curtains get sucked into a vacuum cleaner. Then once it's cleared out it starts working right again. So, since he had been having several issues of this (and he can't feel when this happens nor has he had any alarms) they lowered the pump speed to see if that helps. He has to have his history read Friday after rehab to see if this has helped. He was also told to drink, drink, drink even though he doesn't want to!

He's only using his walker when we are out in public as a precaution. Around the house and walking in the complex he's not using it. I do hold his arm when we are walking outside but in the house he's doing quite well.

Dr. Yip also said that it is still very possible that we can go home for Christmas. It all depends on how strong Bill gets between now and then. He also said they need some lead time to get everyone at home trained on how to respond to any emergencies.

All in all a good day. We've made a trip to Walmart this evening and ate at McDonalds. Don and Shirley come tomorrow for the week-end and we are looking forward to seeing them.

Probably won't have an update tomorrow unless something happens. But I will let you know how it goes Friday after rehab and the history download. Hope everyone has a great evening!