48 hours post-op, the Little Woman has now had her N-G tube removed, and gone from constant oxygen mask to nasal specs which she is using occasionally. She still has her chest drain in, and is happily playing with her morphine pump, but no longer has the paracetamol drip.
Today she had the delight(!) of a bed-bath, but with a clean gown and her glasses on so she can focus on the world, she looks a lot brighter (and hopefully feels it, too). She's had a few (only a few) mouthfuls of food today, so that's another first step on the recovery road. This evening she was able to hold a conversation, but was pretty tired by the time I left, and not looking forward to being "turned" again - that periodic exercise of rolling the patient to prevent bed-sores (and to check the dressing, I assume). It's not a pleasant experience at the moment, so I left her to it to avoid any loss of face!
I have passed on readers' comments to her, and she thanks you all for the kind thoughts.
TTFN
"Hubby".
1 comment:
very happy to hear she's doing well!!!! Lynne
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