Wednesday, Day 23

Last night and this morning it was a little difficult because Archie was on a ventilator since he was put under during the angiogram yesterday afternoon. It is hard to see your significant other sedated and on a ventilator. This morning during his vital checks he was wiggling his toes, holding up two fingers and opening up his swollen left eye on command.

When the doctor first came in she said the ventilator had to stay in because he was too sleepy. About an hour later the medication wore off and he was wide awake. He had work the tube out of his mouth for the most part and was mouthing multiple times to me to pull the tube out for him. He was pissed when I told him no. The nurse sedated him again and he slept for a few more hours. The doctor said to try to remove the tube once he woke up again so the next time he woke up we were ready. The ventilator was removed thankfully. He then immediately started talking a little bit. The nurse did some vital checks and he was able to say his name, the year and my name. When asked where he was he was a little confused because he said he was at his in-laws house. He did say his eyes hurt, the nurse reminded him that he had surgery and that his neurosurgeon gave him 2 black eyes. His quick response was "Allyson did that" so his humor is still there. After that he went back to sleep. After a few hours she did vitals again and Archie his name, that he was in Tyler, TX and that it was 1998 but he did know we live in Frisco. So that round was vitals he had a 50% ratio correct. He did start getting a little agitated so he did get some meds to make help him. When I went to dinner the nurse said she did vitals again and he said everything right: his name, my name, how long we have been married and what he did for a living. A little while after dinner Archie tried to get out of bed so he got some more meds. His neurosurgeon said there were no changes today. He did have a kidney doctor come visit him since his sodium levels were a little low. The kidney doctor assured me that since Archie has been in the ICU this is common and he is going to stay on top of his sodium.

Overall it was a very positive day, it was good to see him off the ventilator and talking. We shall see what happens tomorrow but considering what yesterday was like I am in a much better place. Archie still cannot have any visitors currently. Keep the prayers coming! Thank you for all the love and support for us!