Recovery - Day 8

Good news is endocrinology is not concerned about Blake's blood sugars. Some tests they did yesterday came back negative and his A1C (which is a common blood test for diabetics) was great. It takes two weeks or so for the antibody tests to come back, so they will call us with those results - essentially the presence of these antibodies indicates Blake's risk for developing type 1 diabetes. But for now, this is a concern we are going to put aside.

Not so great news is Blake's tube is still draining like crazy. They are going to add another diuretic to his meds today to see if we can help move this drainage along.

He will get an echocardiogram today to look at his heart function post-op so that if he miraculously dries up over the holiday weekend, we can be discharged without having to wait for an echo.

Thanks for your continued thoughts and prayers, please keep praying that he dries out and that his new heart function is strong.