Progressing

Michael had his Fentanyl patch discontinued today. He seems to be tolerating the lack of narcotics. He is alert. He is eating small quantities of food. He read the paper, a copy of Time Magazine and studied Mishna with his brothers. His blood sugar is pretty good with just a small amount of insulin to help him along. He sat up in a chair this morning. He is progressing well. He was weighed today, his weight was 167 pounds, down from 200 pounds on March 23. He would like to get back to 190 pounds. Most of the weight he lost was lean body mass, due to the high caloric needs of being on high levels of oxygen. Too bad our bodies don't lose fat when we are sick.