Day 4 some more - update from Jess

When I last left you I had just talked to her on the telephone in the morning and she wasn't doing so hot.

I stopped by the hospital at around noon and she was sleeping on and off and feeling terribly. The physiotherapist had just come by and wanted her to do her exercises but she felt like she just couldn't manage it. Her legs felt so painful - something she attributed to the previous day's exertion.

I had to leave around 1 and when I returned at 6 she had completely reversed in her attitude and energy. She was feeling perky and happy, having received some visitors during the day and heard from a few of you out there in blogland.

She was so energetic that she was able to do her exercises and to use the walker to get out of bed and head to the bathroom - her first time up all day. The night nurse was firm and insistent that she get up on her feet which I found to be a real help in enouraging mom to push herself forward. She did great.
We hung out in the evening and she seemed to think that she'd have an easier time sleeping tonight so hopefully she'll feel better tomorrow morning than she did today.

The other interesting thing to note is there her appetite is very much affected by either the surgery or the medications or something. She has no desire at all for things that she usually quite likes, like two bite brownies and eclairs. She seems only able to eat every other meal; the other meals she skips due to nausea or disinterest.

Tomorrow she is scheduled to move up from the 3rd floor to the 7th, which they call the "FIT" floor. I'm not sure what that stands for but it's where they work on rehab more intensely and prepare the patients for returning home. She should be able to handle stairs and walking around on her own by the time she leaves in one week. That seems pretty har to imagine at this point but we'll see how it goes.

Thanks so much for all your words of support! They really mean a lot!



Jess