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Tom is definitely improving. His pulse rate was down to 76 last night, and his BP was also lower (although I don't remember the exact number.)

At this point it sounds like they are going to switch him from Heparin to Enoxaparin (Lovenox®). The up side to the switch is that he could come home much sooner, maybe even today. The (small) down side is that he would need twice daily injections for about a week. We tried to find his nurse last night so she could show me how to do them, but she hadn't made it back to his room by the time they kicked out the visters.

He's mostly in good spirits, and really looking forward to the idea of coming home soon.

He still welcomes visitors, but please call him (262-0190) or me (727-8211) first to confirm that it will be a good time.

(no subject)

Tom is definitely improving. His pulse rate was down to 76 last night, and his BP was also lower (although I don't remember the exact number.)

At this point it sounds like they are going to switch him from Heparin to Enoxaparin (Lovenox®). The up side to the switch is that he could come home much sooner, maybe even today. The (small) down side is that he would need twice daily injections for about a week. We tried to find his nurse last night so she could show me how to do them, but she hadn't made it back to his room by the time they kicked out the visters.

He's mostly in good spirits, and really looking forward to the idea of coming home soon.

He still welcomes visitors, but please call him (262-0190) or me (727-8211) first to confirm that it will be a good time.