Happy Memorial Day Weekend everyone! It's another beautiful day here today, 75 degrees and sunny. Everyone seems to be a bit more relaxed in this wing of the hospital today with the long weekend upon us.
Anne is especially happy to have two fewer tubes !! Both the epidural and her drainage tube (which drained her stomach thru the nose) have been removed.
An Oxycodone cocktail (a large syringe full of red solution injected thru the j-tube(feeding tube)) was started today to make up for the epidural to manage pain. She can request this every three hours as needed. Anne said her pain has been at a 5 today.
When I arrived at 1:30pm Anne was taking a couple of laps around the loop so I joined her. The volume of her walking around the halls increases daily, and she still does the breathing exercises to increase lung capacity.
Anne is still in Room 326 in the COR section. She had a couple of rooms (with a view of Mt. Washington) picked out down the other end of the third floor, and she's been pulling some strings, but it's starting to look like she might just stay in Room 326 for the duration.
They now plan to do the Barium swallow test on Tuesday. The initial plan was for Friday, but due to the long weekend things have changed. The results of this test will determine 'what and when' Anne can start eating. The Dr. said this test is a test for leaks in Anne's reconstructed digestive system.
She is still being encouraged to cough alot to bring up congestion. She recently told the nurse she's getting pain from having to cough so much, so they'll try using a vibrating massage tool on her back near the lungs to try and help her loosen up some of the congestion.
Anne is also having some pain from gas pressure inside. She said she doesn't feel constipated, rather it feels like gas that is just starting to move. This will be a welcomed milestone.
We each took a nap between 3:45 and 5:15pm which was good because we were up so late last night watching the Celtics write their ticket to the NBA Finals. They have eliminated some great teams and we're pleased about that.
Anne wants to thank all of you very much for your continued prayers, cards, and visits. You have all helped her out so so much and she appreciates it.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
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