Brian woke up this morning still in ICU. At 7:00 am they removed the second tube from Brian's nasal passage (this was in place to keep his stomach empty). There is no way to prepare of this removal, but it is over quickly...10 seconds. Brian was glad to have the tubes out of his nose.
He has become a master of the suction pick for his mouth and continuously made great strides in his recovery. The nurses told him he would either go home today or would move to another room outside of ICU. Brian started taking the steps he needed to to go home - stood up, began managing his own liquid intake (no iv) and stayed away from the oxygen mask (which had brought Brian a great deal of comfort right after surgery and the first night).
But after checking with the surgeon, they determined Brian needed to stay one more night just to be safe, but they did allow Brian to move out of ICU.
Personally, I was relieved Brian is staying one more night. He looks so much better than yesterday, but still has strength to regain. Pictures to follow soon.
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