Diane visited Lucy this morning. She always manages to cheer Lucy up and today was no different.
Lucy received some good news today. The Infectious Disease group is very comfortable that the fever spikes and redness in her leg are clot related. She is still on antibiotics. Her Heparin Factor X is at 0.29. Therapeutic range starts at 0.30.
Dr. Thurmes came by and gave her some better news. Since she will be going on either Arixtra (injection) or Pradaxa (oral), her heparin level can be close to therapeutic. Her IV heparin will be stopping soon, and she will be getting switched over to oral antibiotics. He mentioned possibly Sunday as a release date. Lucy has to be off the IVs before going home.
Lucy's left ankle is still extremely stiff. She has not tried walking with her walker yet. Maneuvering is interesting enough without having to coordinate with someone pushing the IV stand. If she gets rid of her IVs tomorrow, she will start walking around and get used to being on her feet again.
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