We've had a better day today. Bill has only had to have one breathing treatment and has only gotten winded once. He was able to clean himself up and get dressed without getting winded or sitting down to rest. He also said that he feels much better today.
We found out last night that if Mayo wants him in Memphis we can call the local ambulance service, tell them that he's a transplant patient and as long as he's stable they will take him straight to the med-evac helicopter based next to the hospital here. We can bypass this hospital. There is also a chance, depending on where the evac planes are located, that he could be flown straight to Florida.
I noticed yesterday that at times he's almost running moving from one place to another. I don't know if that is a cause of the shortness of breath, or a result. It could be that he's hurrying to sit down so that he can breathe, or it could be that he doesn't realize how fast he's walking. So I keep reminding him to slow down and he's done much better today, at least so far.
I got the laundry finished today and got the house undecorated. Still have to get everything back into the attic, but the major part of it is done. I think Bill feels bad that he can't help right now, but he's never helped decorate/undecorate much anyway so I don't know why he's feeling bad about it!
Well, he just had a little spell. After questioning him it seems like a bowel movement is triggering something. He did the same thing yesterday. He said he's not having to strain,but that seems to take something out of him. He recovered quickly and got some more junk coughed up. Still a good day altogether.
Hope everyone is having a good day, too!
Glad to hear he's doing somewhat better.
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