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The night before last was another rough one. We ended up with a nurse who needed a bit more training on bedside manners. I was so tired that I didn't wake up when Chey called me so she called in the nurse. What DID wake me up was her screaming because they were handling her very roughly (like they were in a hurry). This was at 2 a.m. Then the nurse decided that it was time for her to remove her pulse ox and her IV saline drip. I refused to let her do either as Chey was still setting off the alarm for her oxygen level dropping below 90. I also refused to let them remove the IV since she hadn't really been drinking anything and she was fighting a very bad bladder infection. The more fluids in her bladder, the better. I had requested earlier in the day that Chey be taken off the Oxycontin and the Oxycodone. Which her day nurse did. That left her with Tylenol, Motrin, antibiotics, senna for help with her bowel movements, Valium and something to calm her tummy. The night nurse disregarded the Oxycontin request was disregarded by the nurse!
Yesterday morning I asked that we never have that nurse as a caregiver again.
Yesterday morning we had made a pact that as a family we would go down to the cafeteria and eat together. We put Chey in a wheelchair and started down to the cafeteria. Once in the cafeteria she started to feel really nauseated so I quickly started wheeling her back up to her room. Before the elevator arrived on the 1st floor she threw up all over herself. Not only was she feeling bad but also embarrassed. I truly believe it was the Oxycontin that made her throw up. When she's off of it she's nearly her normal self and her nausea is gone.
The day shift nurses came in and drew some blood to do some more testing. It turned out that her blood level was still lower than normal so they asked if they could give her a transfusion. Funny, because the day of the surgery they had told me she was low and could need one. I told them to do it right away but they said no because they didn't like the risk of her having a reaction. (They didn't listen to me about the bladder infection either and finally tested her urine after hubby saw blood in her catheter line and completely flipped out on them). So, that's now makes twice that my mother's intuition knew what was wrong and I wasn't listened to.
She was in bed while being infused. She also started complaining of very sharp pains in her abdomen. The nurse practitioner and pediatrician were very concerned and ordered an abdominal xray. The result was......gas. She had several areas in her intestines that clearly showed big pockets of air/gas.
Immediately after receiving the diagnosis her physical therapist came into the room and had her up and doing laps around the ward. She seemed to be feeling a bit better but was still having some problems with nausea.
Last night before going to bed, her pediatrician came into the room to check on her. She was very upset that Chey was laying down. She wants her sitting in a chair or up and walking whenever she's awake. I wholeheartedly agreed.
We had a very good night last night. She's having no problems with urinating or bowel movements now. Her time of the month started a couple of days ago so she's having to deal with the normal things that go along with that. All of the stress caused my period to start 2 weeks early! Thank goodness I brought a lot of pads with us!
The plan for today is to try the cafeteria again this morning. Then, it's walking A LOT and sitting. I'll let her take a nap in the afternoon but then she needs to be back up.
We were supposed to be on a plane home today. That's obviously postponed now. We're now leaving VERY early on Friday morning. Our local shrine was very kind and paid for the cost of changing all 3 of our airline tickets. It was right around $300 (total) to change dates (because it's the Friday before Labor Day).
The Shriners had a classic/hot rod car show here last night. I wish I could have spent some time downstairs but neither hubby nor Chey were up for it. I was able to get some really good pics though.
The night before last was another rough one. We ended up with a nurse who needed a bit more training on bedside manners. I was so tired that I didn't wake up when Chey called me so she called in the nurse. What DID wake me up was her screaming because they were handling her very roughly (like they were in a hurry). This was at 2 a.m. Then the nurse decided that it was time for her to remove her pulse ox and her IV saline drip. I refused to let her do either as Chey was still setting off the alarm for her oxygen level dropping below 90. I also refused to let them remove the IV since she hadn't really been drinking anything and she was fighting a very bad bladder infection. The more fluids in her bladder, the better. I had requested earlier in the day that Chey be taken off the Oxycontin and the Oxycodone. Which her day nurse did. That left her with Tylenol, Motrin, antibiotics, senna for help with her bowel movements, Valium and something to calm her tummy. The night nurse disregarded the Oxycontin request was disregarded by the nurse!
Yesterday morning I asked that we never have that nurse as a caregiver again.
Yesterday morning we had made a pact that as a family we would go down to the cafeteria and eat together. We put Chey in a wheelchair and started down to the cafeteria. Once in the cafeteria she started to feel really nauseated so I quickly started wheeling her back up to her room. Before the elevator arrived on the 1st floor she threw up all over herself. Not only was she feeling bad but also embarrassed. I truly believe it was the Oxycontin that made her throw up. When she's off of it she's nearly her normal self and her nausea is gone.
The day shift nurses came in and drew some blood to do some more testing. It turned out that her blood level was still lower than normal so they asked if they could give her a transfusion. Funny, because the day of the surgery they had told me she was low and could need one. I told them to do it right away but they said no because they didn't like the risk of her having a reaction. (They didn't listen to me about the bladder infection either and finally tested her urine after hubby saw blood in her catheter line and completely flipped out on them). So, that's now makes twice that my mother's intuition knew what was wrong and I wasn't listened to.
She was in bed while being infused. She also started complaining of very sharp pains in her abdomen. The nurse practitioner and pediatrician were very concerned and ordered an abdominal xray. The result was......gas. She had several areas in her intestines that clearly showed big pockets of air/gas.
Immediately after receiving the diagnosis her physical therapist came into the room and had her up and doing laps around the ward. She seemed to be feeling a bit better but was still having some problems with nausea.
Last night before going to bed, her pediatrician came into the room to check on her. She was very upset that Chey was laying down. She wants her sitting in a chair or up and walking whenever she's awake. I wholeheartedly agreed.
We had a very good night last night. She's having no problems with urinating or bowel movements now. Her time of the month started a couple of days ago so she's having to deal with the normal things that go along with that. All of the stress caused my period to start 2 weeks early! Thank goodness I brought a lot of pads with us!
The plan for today is to try the cafeteria again this morning. Then, it's walking A LOT and sitting. I'll let her take a nap in the afternoon but then she needs to be back up.
We were supposed to be on a plane home today. That's obviously postponed now. We're now leaving VERY early on Friday morning. Our local shrine was very kind and paid for the cost of changing all 3 of our airline tickets. It was right around $300 (total) to change dates (because it's the Friday before Labor Day).
The Shriners had a classic/hot rod car show here last night. I wish I could have spent some time downstairs but neither hubby nor Chey were up for it. I was able to get some really good pics though.
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