They gave Isy a sleeping pill (Ambien) last night and apparently she spent part of the night thinking she was in a Mormon Hospital with all Mormon workers (how she could tell this, I don't know). There were lots of bugs flying around her room too. She thought she should be able to get out of bed by herself (which they don't want her to do) so they had an nursing aide sit with her to keep her in bed. She doesn't remember a thing about it, but this is what the staff has told her has happened. Apparently she is a LIGHT WEIGHT when it comes to taking meds! LOL! Boy oh boy, has she ever had a "fun" hospitalization this time around! : )
She is recovering well from the heart surgery stand-point. Her incision is healing nicely and isn't painful. She said that her broken ankle was more painful than this open heart surgery (EXCEPT for the chest tubes!). They are still working on her lungs/breathing/wheezing part of things and are adjusting some of her medications around. They think they will discharge her on Wednesday if they can find a happy place with the breathing. She walked pretty far in the hallway today and she thinks that she can tell a difference already between her pre-op and post-op breathing. She doesn't get as out of breath with conversation any more. It's not perfect, but it's better. It still needs to improve to impact her quality of life. She still tires out fairly quickly but I think that's to be expected. She looked good tonight and less tired than yesterday. She will have to go thru the Cardiac Rehab program after discharge so that should help her endurance as well.
Let's hope and pray she has a better night tonight. I can guarantee they aren't going to be giving her any sleepers tonight. On the other hand... it sounds like she once again was pretty entertaining... I guess it depends on how bored the night shift is.
Just kidding!
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thanks for the updates...glad she's doing pretty well!
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