The Day After

This morning June new what real pain was all about. She said that this was the worse pain she had ever experienced. Mom was unable to move on her own, and when ever the nurses needed to moved her it was just unbearable. The surgery required incisions on her front side and backside, fairly large in size, about 4-6 inches. June currently has four teams of doctors, so they are continually coming by to check on her. She will most likely be in the hospital at least till Monday. The orthopedic thought she may be able to sit up on the side of the bed by then. He said that the pain will lessen daily and within three days she should be fairly comfortable. They encourage her to use her pain medication often, it is self controlled to an extent, but she says that it sometimes causes nausea if she uses it to much. They have been providing anti-nausea medicine at her request, which helps.

This evening the nurse came by and drew blood samples for testing, as her temperature had risen to 101.8 degrees. They will be running test to determine the cause of the temperature increase. She has still been pleasant and pretty comfortable considering the surgeries of the previous day.

Tomorrow brings a new day and a new set of challenges.
June has asked me to tell each of you hello, and expresses her appreciation for the love and concern you have shown.