Progress

She is slowly recovering. It was really hard for her to get rest last night because the nurses came in so frequently. When she is moved out of the ICU the sleep interruptions should be less frequent; however, there is a tradeoff: The tube from which they are taking blood samples every four hours will have to be removed, meaning that every new blood test will require another needle poke.

Also, Mom has been given insulin to counteract some temporary diabetes caused by another drug she has to take.

UCSF is a teaching hospital, so there are medical students everywhere. Five minutes ago, there were four doctors and a nurse in the room, with about 15 med students gathered out in the central ICU area just outside the door.

Dr. Stock (the one who lead the transplant surgery), came by about 15 minutes ago. He had some great news! The woman who received Mom's liver is "ecstatic" and wants to meet Mom ASAP. She is currently three floors up, but in a day or two they will be on the same floor and able to visit each other's rooms. It's really miraculous.

Dr. Fix was just in the room now asking Mom about how she feels. It is really good to see that Dad doesn't have to speak for her. She is totally lucid and apparently out of her anesthesia haze She is sharp. I think she is joking with the doctors just a little more than they would like.

Anyway, when the doctor was talking to Mom I glanced over and unintentionally caught a glimpse of the very top part of the incision. It does not look as scary as I expected. (Mom wants me to report these types of details.)