5:40pm

Ron tried to get out of bed earlier today but did not have much luck. His legs were so weak it was very hard to hold him up to get him to the chair. It took a lot out of him. The nurse will be trying again shortly but they will use a special type of chair that lays flat so that they can simply slide him over and then raise him to a seating position. We still do not know what his last echo showed as all his doctors have been in surgery and have not had a chance to view it. Dr. Smith has ordered a right heart cath to biopsy his heart tomorrow morning. They just want to screen for both cellular and antibody rejection. This is standard shortly after transplant. He has begun eating more with every meal. Hopefully, with each day he will build more strength. His heart function is doing better as is his blood pressure and temperature.