CYNTHIA : Day 3 UPDATE

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Hi Friends;

Here's the latest report on . She was moved from ICU to

6-CVA which is the Medical/Surgical floor used exclusively for

WLS patients. The pain management is successful finally. Yea!

's feeling pretty good now. She's been eating ice

chips

for thirst and had broth and Jell-O for dinner tonight. She

mentioned that everything had a metallic taste to it. Gayle

commented that the same was true for her for 6 months before it

finally went away.

's blood pressure was a bit high last night. Fortunately,

it's come down to a more reasonable 148/74. Her

`spirometer'

(sp?) is up to 2,250. I'm told that this is very good. It

indicates

that her breathing is very effective; that she's getting plenty

of air

in each breath. She was having problems with her anti-itch

medication; it was putting her to sleep, so now she has a patch

behind her ear. No itch; no sleepiness; happy girl ;-)

She was feeling so good today that she was wearing make-up.

And, she's been walking up a storm! She's probably walking

more 2 days after surgery than I do now! ;-}

Among her walking destinations was a visit to .

walked on down to see and they had a nice visit. Another

highlight is a sky-bridge at the hospital near 6-CVA. has

been enjoying walking down to the sky-bridge; when she gets to

the bridge there is a bench where she and her husband no

can sit together. They can chat and enjoy the beautiful scenery

outside.

mentioned that the beds are awesome. She tried to

explain them to me but my imagination wasn't up to the task of

visualizing them. She said they are airbeds that adjust to a

person's weight. The foot of the bed has a gate that flips down

so a patient can sit on the end of the bed with the rest of the bed

in an upright position (I think).

Kudos also goes to the nursing staff. has been just

thrilled with their attentiveness and support. She particularly

wanted to thank Nurse Kirsten. says she's a standout.

also enjoyed a visit from Randy Peck who brought her a

lovely Easter Bunny. Way to go Randy!! thanks you for the

cute bunny.

This is the report for today. I'll check-in tomorrow for

new

developments.

Hugs to one & all ~

gobo

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