14 Jan Sarah out of ICU

Sarah was doing well enough today to get moved out of Intensive Care into a regular hospital room. Although she is still constantly drowsy (which according to the docs is normal), she is not "hooked up" to anything except her epidural drain. She can get up and go to the bathroom, drink and eat - although she's not eating much yet. The biggest challenge for her now in the near term is waiting out the discomfort of the nose incisions as they heal. She says her head feels "heavy" and she has trouble finding a comfortable position in the hospital bed. Still to come in the hospital is removing the drain and also removing the splits/plugs in her nose. I think it's still going to be a while before she can go home again.