August 2, 2012
Midnight- Woke up by the beeping from low battery on IV machine, used bathroom, Got my vitals taken, and got pain meds from Nurse Liz & Rachel.
4 am- Got Vitals. Got 1 Pain med. Bathroom. Gasey (they like to hear this).
5 am- Machine beep woke me up. Air bubble somewhere.
5:30 am- Dr. Hightower (This is when Rachel and I started calling him Dr. Tall, Dark and Handsome) stopped by to check on me.
6 am- Learned to drain JP bags. They wouldn't give me another med- grrrr! Went back to sleep.
8 am- Dr. Bouton stopped by. Took off dressings (they were taped on). Gave me permission to go home. But I thought I'd stay one more day because of the flu bug at my house. He gave me instructions on recovery. Make sure I empty the bags and record them. Squeeze hands. Lift arms slowly to my shoulders.
8:15 am Vitals by Jodee.
8:30 am- Meds finally from Gabi. I cried cuz they waited too long. Got my IV out. Leg cuffs off.
8:45- Dr. Stover stopped by.
9 am- Breakfast- Eggs Benedict. Banana. Juice. Watched TV. Listened to music. Talked to Brett. Slept.
12:00- Vitals by Maria. Called Katie about coming tonight.
12:25pm- Meds. Bathroom. Read Hunger Games book. Nap.
2:00 pm- Lunch- Mandarin Orange Chicken Salad. veggies, Jello. Juice. Bathroom. Rested.
3:00 pm- Brett, Liberty, Justice, Victoria came by to visit. CRAZY!
3:30- Vitals by Kortney. Family left shortly after.
4:00 pm- Rest. Meds.
4:30 pm- Kristen B stopped by to visit.
7 pm- Katie came by. KBro left. Ordered dinner.
8 pm- Meds. Nurse Mary. Ate dinner- Pecan crusted Tilapia, mashed potatoes, juice. Computer froze. We walked down the long hallway! LOL
9 pm- Katie left. Drained bags- 15 L, 25- R Bloody looking. Sleep.
"I'm feeling pretty good as long as I keep up on the Norco (part Hydrocodone, Bitartrate, and Acetaminophen). Incisions are tight and clean. The bags feel buggy like they are tugging especially on the right side. I can move around way more than I expected."
Now a few more pictures.
Brett brought some of the healthy kids up to visit me in the hospital. [Thanks KBro for watching our sick baby at home so they could] They brought flowers, treats and some cards they made. So sweet! That's where the sweetness ended. They pushed all the buttons on the bed repeatedly, fought over the wheely chair, pushed each other all over the place, tied each other to it, drew pictures on the board, yelled and laughed and pretty much drove me crazy within a few minutes of their arrival. All while Brett put his feet up on my bed and took a little rest. Oh gotta love kids and hospital rooms! Needless to say, their stay was short. And I needed a nap after. LOL
After the kids left, KBro stopped by to visit. Unfortunately, I didn't take a picture but she did bring me flowers so I improvised. It does make me laugh though cuz we have a long standing joke about drawing stick figures in pictures so this photo is actually perfect for her. LOL Luv ya lady!
Katie came by after to visit as well. I ate dinner, we chatted and even went for a walk down the very long hallway. That is me being sarcastic because it took us all of possibly 65 seconds to walk from one door to the other before we were trapped. LOL Thanks for coming up to pass my evening with me, lady! ;)
One more night in the hospital and then I will chance the disease stricken place I call home. Let's pray they miraculously all get better by the morning! ;)
1 comment:
Well, you look fantastic. I love Kristen's lookalike. Can't even tell the difference. I'm so glad you have some great friends to take care of you.
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