Neck IV removal = best part of the day

Day 2; re-cap from Kristin

Within 24 hours, Jon went from having tubes and IVs coming from everywhere to just having 2 chest tubes for drainage and one IV. He mentioned that it was awkward having everything removed and the catheter was especially painful. While it was bad, it was worth it. Jon was able to get out of his bed and sit in a chair today. He did so for about an hour in the middle of the night and again for two hours during the afternoon when he had visitors.

Today was another packed house, with Kristie and his mom staying overnight and Kristin, Ms. Rapp, Laurale, Mike and Marcia visiting throughout the day. Jon was fortunate that he was finally able to enjoy his ICU room view overlooking a construction site (that was entertaining to watch) and the lake as it was announced around 7:30 p.m. that they finally had a room for him on the 11th floor. After being moved, Jon celebrated with two victory laps. Determined to recover quickly, Jon took two laps around the hall on his own and was able to get in and out of bed himself. Not too bad for a guy who just had his ribs cracked and heart cut open less then 48 hours ago.

While the pain seems to be worse today, it was found out that our bovine boy was not sealed up with staples or stitches, but rather a "plastic infusion". The bandage doesn't come off for 48 hours in order to guard against infection, but when it does there will be photos. Other perks of the day included Jon's first real meal (it was fish, he was disappointed), Jon sneaking a chocolate cookie (purchased by yours truly), playing a rousing game of hang man (on the nurses dry erase board), and him discovering that his legs were half shaved (inner leg only).

I will be organizing a photo album over the next couple of days that will likely be posted to Picasa. Jon will probably be up and blogging on his own tomorrow if I can remember to bring him my lap top, so until then keep Jon in your thoughts.