Day 2 Post-Op

I just got off the phone with Sharon, she called to give me an update for the blog. She seems to be better today, she met with Dr. Adams and they were able to increase her epidural to continuous drip to alleviate some of the pain. She said last night her blood pressure dropped very low due to all the pain medication she had been on.  Also, they believe that because of the OxyContin and oxycodone she was on prior to the surgery, her body was almost immune to pain medication and that is why she was in so much pain yesterday. She was able to sit up on the edge of the bed earlier, even though it was painful. This afternoon they're going to have her up, walking, and sitting in a chair in her room for a brief period of time. She was also able to lift her legs on her own as the nurse was placing the automatic leg pumps on her this morning. She is slowly making progress and because of the drip of the epidural, her pain level is lower.

Unfortunately they did take away her ice chip submerged sponge, they thought she was getting too much water into her stomach that way. She was upset, but giggled and admitted to abusing it, as you recall yesterday, she compared it to an ice-cream sundae. The nurse is allowing her to have a wet sponge just to wipe and keep her mouth moist.

She said that she and Dr. Adams had a real heart to heart this morning but didn't go into great detail.  She sounded tired, but still hopeful and a little happier that her pain is a little more manageable. If I hear any other updates today I will try to post again, if not I'll update you tomorrow.

~Val