Abby had a good day! Her oxygen has been fantastic and he pain is under control when she isn't moving. From a medical standpoint, she is doing great! Physically, things are tough. She has only gotten out of bed to transfer to the bedside potty, but she has yet to really be able to bear weight on her legs. I try every time she transfers, but her knees buckle and she collapses into me. (I've got her! Don't worry!) PT didn't come today, so I'm hoping that tomorrow they will be able to work on that a bit. Abby doesn't have a pain pump this time, which has been a little more of a problem. Before, we would just push her button before moving her. Now, all she can get is a rescue dose of Dilaudid every 4 hours. That takes about 1/2 an hour to get, 5 minutes to infuse, 5 minutes to flush, and another 5 minutes to begin working. Not so speedy!! This is especially challenging when we never know when therapists are comi...
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