Cassie had a brief trip to the OR this morning to redress the residual limb in her left leg. The plastics team was enthralled with the progress her left leg has made, and passed on this good news to Cassie.

Cassie also made good progress offloading fluid from her chest. She was able to sit up on the side of the bed with support from PT / OT for 10+ minutes. While sitting up both therapists ran her through some arm and leg exercises. She very much enjoyed this increased mobility. After she laid back down, the nurses continued to do mobility exercises with her arms and legs. The medical staff is making an emphasis to increase her mobility over the coming days.

Cassie was able to tolerate room air for 90 minutes today before she became acidotic. As a reminder, acidotic is when she is unable to expel enough CO2 in her breathing which causes her blood to increase in acidity which throws off her blood pressure among other items. The respiratory team is evaluating if she will go back on room air later tonight.