7pm two weeks ago is where it all started. It is hard to believe that it has been so long but at the same time it feels like just yesterday. My mom seems stronger then yesterday, standing more (with support), scooting and moving herself on her bed. She still is not eating very much but she needs to in order to get stronger. I know she is worried about that which goes in must come out. I did bring her a mocha milkshake from Baskin and Robbins and she drank about half, not sure how to convince of the food need. I am waiting for her nurse to call me so I can talk to them about that among other things.
After visiting today I did feel a bit better about the place. My mom says that everyone is very nice to her but I think she forgets about her call button and just yells out. She gets a bit upside down on her time of day... I know the doctor told me that she would be a little "off" for awhile but sometimes it seems like she is getting pain meds although I think it is more related to when she gets really tired then she can not think straight.
Today my mom got evaluated by physical therapy and occupational therapy...she will be getting therapies 2x a day 7 days a week. I spoke with the therapy office there at Eskaton and she told me that we visit and she isn't in her room we will probably find her in the therapy room and we are welcome to be in there with her. The plan is to do one session in the am and one in the pm. Maybe working out a little will make her more hungry. I talked to them about "making her" participate in her therapies if she ever says "no" they said that they can not make her go that it is her "right to refusal" - I thought uh-oh and then I asked if they would call us and they said yes...that will be something I ask them each day. My mom still gets the days mixed up thinking that it is the next day every time she sleeps.
The doctor came in just before I left this afternoon to do her first assessment of my mom. My mom was so tired that she was dozing off but the doctor just kept talking right to her - nice I thought but funny. Her feet are really swollen and a little blue area on one foot....the dr. said that it is normal because of all the fluids she has received - that this happens even weeks after surgery as well as bruising from the amount of blood she got. And her breathing...she assured me that she is checked often and her oxygen is adjusted as needed. The oxygen tank is so big...it looks like a missel and my mom catches a glimpse of it and thinks someone is standing there. As I finish this I am waiting for her nurse to call.
It is back to work for me tomorrow...thank goodness I have all next week off for spring break. Intrigued to see what tomorrow brings.
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