Oh my! That is extremely scary. She should not be enduring that much pain. Once I was off the IV meds, I received regular shots of Dilaudid (a cousin of morphine but better) before I had to move or go to get x-rayed and it was extremely effective. I personally feel that the answer for Shell is not to get off all pain meds this soon, but to insist that the surgeon keep trying with different combinations. What helped me also was to take long-acting Oxycontin (I think 20 mgs.) and then take Percocet on top of that.
Hopefully the transfusion will help with her hemoglobin levels.
As far as activity goes -- certainly while you're in the hospital just getting up and down to go to the bathroom or sitting in a chair or walking down the hall is plenty. Be sure to get very specific instructions from the surgeon before discharge becaise they tend to have widely varying opinions about when to start PT and what exactly their patients' activity levels should be.
Good luck and tell Shell to hang in there.
Hopefully the transfusion will help with her hemoglobin levels.
As far as activity goes -- certainly while you're in the hospital just getting up and down to go to the bathroom or sitting in a chair or walking down the hall is plenty. Be sure to get very specific instructions from the surgeon before discharge becaise they tend to have widely varying opinions about when to start PT and what exactly their patients' activity levels should be.
Good luck and tell Shell to hang in there.
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