JeanetteSki
07-27-2003, 03:47 PM
Hi Ladies! graemlins/wave.gif Just wanted to report in, for those of you who are interested, on Karen.
I did go down to see her today, even though many of you said I should take a break. Really, thank you all so much for thinking of me, but I'm ok -- really. I need to go and see her on the weekends so I don't have to take so much time off of work, even though we're not that busy, they just want me there. It's soooo frustrating.
Anyway, enough of that. She's actually doing better I think. Her attitude was better and she drank one of those little 1/2 cups of juice that they give in the hospital. I asked her to please just drink it to please everyone else, and she did. She drank it right down, but would not touch anything else. So I know she can do it! The nurse was quite surprised also. But she refused the boullion and whatever else was on the tray. All of her machines are now off. She only on a saline drip. Her morphine drip has been stopped, the blood thinner, and all antibiotics. She's practically breathing on her own, and she sits up fairly well. Her chest tubes are bothering her, and I asked about when they would be removed because I know they can be buggers. Nurse said probably on Monday, so that's good news too.
She did say she was in quite a bit of pain today, but I figured probably so since the morphine drip has been discontinued and now she gets an injection only every 2 hours. So now she's expriencing a little more pain. But all in all, she seemed to be in a better overall mood today. Here's hoping!! But I still think she will need some help getting over the depression thing. I know she has always worried more than I have about things. She doesn't seem to know how to turn things off like I can sometimes do. I just don't see the good in it, and worring about it isn't going to make it any better!! But there are some things I still worry about. ;)
Anyway, my report today seems to be a little bit better, for which I am thankful. Now I won't be able to get back down there until Wednesday/Thursday (I think). So, there won't be anymore reports till then.
I hope I'm not boring anyone by coming here and reporting on her. I feel like soon I'll be having my own thread on her!! You all have been so kind and thoughtful towards both of us!! I just want to say thank you one more time. graemlins/kiss.gif
I did go down to see her today, even though many of you said I should take a break. Really, thank you all so much for thinking of me, but I'm ok -- really. I need to go and see her on the weekends so I don't have to take so much time off of work, even though we're not that busy, they just want me there. It's soooo frustrating.
Anyway, enough of that. She's actually doing better I think. Her attitude was better and she drank one of those little 1/2 cups of juice that they give in the hospital. I asked her to please just drink it to please everyone else, and she did. She drank it right down, but would not touch anything else. So I know she can do it! The nurse was quite surprised also. But she refused the boullion and whatever else was on the tray. All of her machines are now off. She only on a saline drip. Her morphine drip has been stopped, the blood thinner, and all antibiotics. She's practically breathing on her own, and she sits up fairly well. Her chest tubes are bothering her, and I asked about when they would be removed because I know they can be buggers. Nurse said probably on Monday, so that's good news too.
She did say she was in quite a bit of pain today, but I figured probably so since the morphine drip has been discontinued and now she gets an injection only every 2 hours. So now she's expriencing a little more pain. But all in all, she seemed to be in a better overall mood today. Here's hoping!! But I still think she will need some help getting over the depression thing. I know she has always worried more than I have about things. She doesn't seem to know how to turn things off like I can sometimes do. I just don't see the good in it, and worring about it isn't going to make it any better!! But there are some things I still worry about. ;)
Anyway, my report today seems to be a little bit better, for which I am thankful. Now I won't be able to get back down there until Wednesday/Thursday (I think). So, there won't be anymore reports till then.
I hope I'm not boring anyone by coming here and reporting on her. I feel like soon I'll be having my own thread on her!! You all have been so kind and thoughtful towards both of us!! I just want to say thank you one more time. graemlins/kiss.gif