Last night Jo was given a Fentanyl patch for her pain. This is a patch that she wears on her chest for 72 hours which slowly releases Fentanyl into her system through her skin. Fentanyl is another very powerful drug in the same family of drugs as Dilaudid and Percocet, both of which we are very familiar.
Jo isn't feeling much pain and she seems to be doing really well. Her headaches are pretty well masked by the Fentanyl, but they do come and go.
Today, the nurses unhooked Jo from all of her IVs so that we could work toward getting out of the hospital. If Jo can go 24 hours with her pain under control, we will head home - most likely with a handful of Fentenal patches. Then we'll give her body time to hopefully repair the spinal fluid leak on its own. In a couple of weeks, if the headaches are not gone, the "blood patch" procedure will have to be considered.
3 comments:
We send our love and hope that you are able to bring Jo home soon. I wish we lived closer! You are in our thoughts and prayers! Love, David & BeLynda
I am so sorry to hear of the bump in the road. My mom and I are praying for you guys.
I think of Jo every day and will be praying even more for all of you. You are an angel, Tim, and your sense of humor combined with Jo's determination and gracious demeanor will be the prescription for a wonderful life together. I hope Anna will know one day just how strong her mommy is.
Anne Marie
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