They moved Glen from his bed to a reclining chair around noon today. He sat in the chair for a couple of hours and then they moved him to a reclining positino for another 4 hours. Although it was a very painful transition from the bed to the chair, he seemed to rest more comfortably for much of the afternoon. I went by to see him for a few hours this afternoon and he looked good and his blood pressure was very good. The only time he seemed to be in pain was when they asked him to use the spirometer to measure the volume of air in his lungs.
He is back in bed now and there are currently 2 main concerns: 1) He always seems groggy - although he is responding and talks when spoken to (even has his wittyness), he never really "wakes up" and engages in the conversation. 2) PAIN!!!! We knew going into this surgery that it would be a very painful process. Pain management is still an ongoing battle. Although he is still in pain, they are reducing his epidural pain medication in part to wake him up. He may be in for an extremely uncomfortable night.
Since he is still in the ICU, he can't have visitors after 9 PM or before 9 AM tomorrow. The girls are back at the hotel for the night and can check in on him via phone to see how he is doing.
Thank you for your continued prayers. I will update again tomorrow morning.
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Continuing to think about you all and hoping the pain can be controlled.
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