It's Saturday morning and Dana had a fairly good night. Rachel was her night nurse and rolled Dana every few hours during the night which Dana wanted. Allie is Dana's day nurse and so lovely, she has a very gentle approach and knows how to calm and reassure her. I order Dana some breakfast and she eats some waffle and has orange juice. I have to cut up her food and feed her lying down so I make sure the mouthfuls are cut up very small. During the day it's a case of meds, change, transfer side to side, some food and sleep.
As soon as the antibiotics finished in the morning, Dana had the option of the IV's coming out. There were two condition, one Dana increased her fluids and two she was able to take oral valium. Dana agreed to both and Allie took the IV's out a day ahead of schedule.
Dana seems to be repeating herself, I'm thinking it's the meds as she defiantly was not like this pre op. She has stages when she is pain free yet other times when the pain hits, she screams in agony. Allie is great at calming Dana down and talking through what meds she is given her. I start changing Dana and get told that I'm not a professional and that I should leave it for Allie. Allie laughs and said'your mom has done a pretty good job these last 13 years' Dana's reply is 'no she's done a terrible job these last 13 years' With my mouth wide open in shock at what Dana has just said, I let it go as again it's the meds talking. I carry on helping Allie change Dana and get her comfy again.
Later in the day Dr Park visits Dana and asks how she is feeling as he is looking at her feet. She says fine and as Dr Park asks about her legs Dana says' be careful my legs are attached to my spine'. I looked up at Dr Park who was laughing as was another doctor standing next to him.
Tomorrow is the 3rd day post op and the day Dana starts physio. This is both exciting and nervous at the same time. This will be the day Dana learns to walk starting with very very small steps.
No comments:
Post a Comment