Day 4 in ICU and Ward

Another peaceful night. Blood pressure and heart rate are satifactory. One of the drugs has been stopped and the line that was being used to monitor his blood pressure has been removed. Its back to the old fashioned (and slightly less accurate way of monitoring blood pressure.
Rhys agreed to show you pictures of two of his friends from the last few days, so we have:-

Lefty

And

Righty

Late afternoon saw Rhys moved from ICU to Ward 31. The long journey between floors included a lovely wait for a lift because the single lift capable of taking a bed that the hospital has was being used by pretty much anyone. Unfortuantely of the 3 lifts in the hospital one of them is out of use. In the end one of us had to go by foot to level 6, get in the lift, ride it down to ground level and then stop people getting in so that we could have it just for Rhys' use. Eventually 2 nurses, Tracey and I, Rhys and his bed and a drip stand squeezed into the lift and made it to the ward.
Rhys' room is a lot more comfortable, he doesn't have to share it with anyone for starters. It has its own toilet and shower facilities (something that he is going to be grateful for when he's able to get around and get the area around the incision wet.

The view from his new room looks like this:-

Rhys has decided that tonight's dinner is gammon and chips and for pudding vanilla ice cream with sprinkles and chocolate flake.

Gammon and chips

Vanilla Ice Cream, sprinkles and flake

So after having had a good wash, with lots of bleeping machines, drainage bags filling at a rate that's going to keep the nurses busy tonight, the day draws to a close.

Rhys is the most awake and lucid that he has been, to the point that he's making suggestions to the nurses regarding things that need to be done.

Doctor Rhys is finally in the house!