Today was a pretty rough day. Alicia could really use your prayers. She is finding that the recovery from this surgery is a little tougher than she had imagined. She can barely move her left arm where the IV is inserted. Her thumbs and toes are still kind of numb. She had to cough earlier today and found it extremely unpleasant as well. The new fangled bed she was in, just wasn't working and it was eventually replaced today with the older style bed which is much more comfortable.
They heat the room in order to keep the blood flowing at the surface of the skin. However, the room has been almost too hot and has been holding steady at about 81 to 82 degrees, when the doctor said it needed to be around 78 degrees. The heat in the room is very unpleasant as well and is making things all the more uncomfortable for Alicia. We eventually convinced them to turn the heat down a bit and she was much more comfortable when I left this evening around 10pm.
On the bright side, everything is healing well. Just not fast enough for Alicia. The doctors are all pleased with the results of the surgery. Alicia is actually even ahead of schedule somewhat. She was scheduled to be confined to bed rest today. Tomorrow she was to sit up in a chair for about an hour. Thursday, small steps around the room, and Friday small trips around the hospital. She actually sat up in a chair today at least 12 hours ahead of schedule.
Alicia did start back on solid foods tonight. She also started taking Percocet tonight, which is a great help. The Morphine would make her groggy and put her to sleep, but when she woke up the pain would still be there. With the Percocet, she is able to go longer periods of time without pain.
All of the nurses and aides have been great, we want to thank: Lisa, Shirley, Beth, Sondra, Sharon and Latonya. All of the doctors: Drs. Brandt and Dietz as well as more assistants and interns than I can remember. Everyone has been great!
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