Late Thursday update

My mom and I just returned from the hospital after a very long but productive day! My Dad is doing quite well. He has a moderate amount of pain that is being controlled with demerol. His blood pressure and blood sugar levels have both been on the high side throughout the afternoon and evening, so this is cause for a bit of concern. They will be monitoring this and tweaking his various medications as appropriate to try and get both back under control. His remaining kidney seems to be functioning fine, and it's highly likely that it has been doing all the work anyway for sometime now.
My dad is a fairly charming patient to begin with, but we have to say that he got excellent care throughout the day today which we are very grateful for.
Jacquie and Louis were in Northern Virginia for a golf tournament, and they were able to drive down and visit for a few hours tonight. He had several other visitors today also, along with some cards and phone calls and we appreciate so much everyone checking in on him. Hopefully he will continue to do as well tomorrow so we can start working on bringing him home in the next few days! Much love from Jack and family ~