Moved out of CVICU

Well today was a big day for Andrea.  After just over 7 weeks in intensive care she was moved up to 4th floor.  The intensivist on duty has the last word in most decisions and he was confident that she was stable enough for the transfer, but they said that if we had any concerns at all, we should just call them, and her heart surgeon is following her on the floor too.  They told Andrea that she should not regard it as a big setback if she ended up back in CVICU, so we are a bit nervous because the care is less intense.  The good side of this is that she is in a much quieter place, the nurses were instructed to let her sleep and not to bother her with hourly checks.  I guess she found the move so exhausting that she slept mostly the rest of the day and very soundly.  Faye is staying with her, they brought in a cot for her and the room is a private one too, so hopefully they will both sleep well.  Physio therapy will be following her more closely and will begin pushing her as hard as she can take it, they tell us that mobilization and nutrition are the 2 main things that will help recovery the most.  Please remember her in your thoughts and prayers, as she is still a very sick girl.

Thanks, Maynard