I
owe you all an update. Friday she had
her hip replacement. Surgeon said “it
went beautifully.” So I take it the surgical
part has gone well.
Later
than evening when the anesthesia wore off, she was in severe pain. She was in agony actually. They gave her oxycodone, but it didn’t seem
to make a difference. Not only that, the
contraption that they put over the bed for hobbling patients (see image) to
lift themselves fell apart when she pulled on it and one of the support bars
came off and hit her on the leg that had just been operated. Ultimately they had to give her morphine.
Over
the weekend she improved. They had her
up and even had her walk with a walker for some twenty feet. She was to get discharged today, Monday, but
they held back. Her blood pressure has
been very low, and I just figured out why for the nurses. She takes a blood pressure medication to
raise her blood pressure, Midodrine. She
has the opposite of blood pressure issues than most people. It’s too low from orthostatic hypo
tension. The medication lifts her
pressure, but when I read the details it says that a patient should not take it
if they are bedridden. It’s plays havoc
on her blood pressure. So hopefully they
will either change the dosage because she is bedridden or get her on her feet
more.
So
that’s where we are. She’s doing well,
but delayed from going over to rehab. Thank you for your prayers and well wishes. It's most appreciated.
I am praying for your mom and for all of you right now.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
prayers and fingers crossed
ReplyDeleteWhat can I say except God bless you and your family.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh that first bit sounds awful! So glad that is past. Prayers for her speedy and full recovery.
ReplyDeleteStill praying.
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God bless.