If the next 12 hours goes well, Jo will be coming home by noon or so tomorrow. Today was another very good day, although not without some minor hiccups. Jo had a fever for part of the day and she had some redness around her incision. The hospital staff will just need to keep an eye on her over night.
Today was mostly about experimenting with different pain medications. Jo would like to come home with some pain medication that would allow her a little more sleep at night, even if she had to deal with a little more pain during the day. Dilaudid was the pain medication of choice last November and it did it's job, but it also came with some not so desirable side-effects - slurred speech, constant nodding off and a fair bit of nausea.
Jo did quite a bit of walking today. She made at least 2 or maybe even 2 1/2 laps around the hospital floor today. The therapists absolutely love working with her. Their normal patients are between 70 and 80, so of course, the progress is normally much slower.
2 comments:
For some reason I have a mental image of Jo leading a 'conga line' of seniors .. all doing the two-step... around the hospital floor! Bet I'm not the only one thinking that isn't too far fetched!
And... WAY TO GO ANNA! Nothing like a cool breeze during the night to .. well.. on second thought... perhaps duct tape isn't such a bad idea!
Thanks for all the great news Tim...
Sue Branson
SF Bay Area
Thank Goodness the second hip is finished. Jo was so excited 2 weeks ago when we visited together in Bethesda, MD. She showed me at least 3 times how well the first hip was working (smile).
Now Tim, if you dare touch that duct tape or even SHOW it to Anna, I'm on a plane heading to Denver. Keep that up and we'll have to report you.....just haven't decided who to report you to!
Love to each of you,
Joanne
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