DAY 3 at Barnes Jewish Hospital

Franks new slogan: Foam in, Foam out, Safe for life !

Its 11:35 am and Frank has still been up since 3:30am this morning reading all the wonderful comments on this blog site. This morning was the first time since the surgery he has been able to sit up in a chair and EAT breakfast, (ate half, and doesn’t really have a big appetite at this point).

A girl name Shelby (physical therapist) showed up and we went walking with all my tubes in tow. I say we walked about 400 feet it probably took me 15 minutes and it took more out of me then I thought. That walk was around 10:30 and I'm still spent at 12:45pm.

Dr Nadar M. just left, he said Frank looked drained, he will have the chest tubes removed which will take pressure off my chest and should make his walking easier as well as feel better. They are also removing the (sleeping) urine catheter, you'll probably be able to hear the scream in KC. His first heart biopsy will be next Tuesday or Wednesday, he will have them once a week for month and then monthly. This process tells them how much immunosuppressants medications that is needed.

Jennifer - social worker stopped by with a HUGE goodie bag, one item is a pill box the size TEXAS, other things such as t-shirts, heart pillow (which by the way his pitter patter # is 567, (sleeping) which is the # of heart transplants that have been performed at Barnes Jewish Hospital). Frank said it is his new "pick 3 lottery #'s and to feel free to use them when ever you want to"!

She also stated No buffet food, eat fruits that you can peel and he needs wear a mask for 3 months when out in public (inside joke to Marisa & Nathan thank goodness he went to that seminar on how to wear your mask correctly).

Frank said - Cheers as he put his beauty sleep mask on over his eyes, maybe he will now get some sleep.