He was doing well enough that I went home (well, to his apartment) for the night. I felt strange hanging out in his apartment without him. Even though all I did was take a shower and go to bed. He said he didn't sleep much, but was sleeping well when I got back to the hospital this morning. His PCA pump was disconnected this morning and he's had his last antibiotic, so they took out his IV.
He deals amazingly well with all this stuff, but he's a HAIR WEENIE. Cries, screams, yells and complains constantly when they take tape off him. He says he has monkey arms because they're so long and he can reach stuff. I say because they're so hairy. Anyway, since this hospitalization was planned, he took care of this by shaving. Everything. His arms, chest and back. Clean as a whistle. Done. (As an aside, when he was in high school he once Naired his chest. Oh yeah. Used the FAST stuff, extra strength. Oh yeah. Burned his nipples. Go ahead, laugh. This is funny stuff! Really funny. Cried for days, and I just laughed as I put Vaseline on them.)
His doctor said they may send him home this evening. I'm not too sure about that. He got up in his chair once this morning and it was tough and he was in a lot of pain doing it. I'm not sure he's mobile enough for us to manage at home just yet - getting him in/out of the car would be an ordeal. PT will come in later this afternoon, and they may have suggestions.
His private room didn't last, he has an elderly gentleman who also had back surgery as a roomy. His family visits in hoards - but they all leave together, too.
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my mom had a roomy with LOTS of family once. There were lots of little children in the bunch. We had her moved and as soon as they got her moved the doc decided she needed to be in ICU. I hope they don't send him home too soon. The way insurance is these days though they do send you as quickly as they can. I apologize that I don't know what his surgery was for. I know he was having health issues recently. I pray it wasn't too serious and that a full recovery is expected quickly.
ReplyDeleteThey do send people home too soon! Hopefully your son can now get back to a normal life and grow back his hair!
ReplyDeleteAnd I don't do the Nair thing anymore either! Ouch.
How on earth did he shave his back? Or do we really want to know? Glad it's going good so far, don't go home too soon. That never works. K
ReplyDeleteIt's good to hear that things are on a good path. I'll be sending positive thoughts - prayers your way. BTW, I am about 15 min. from the Ohio turnpike just SW of Cleveland! Be sure and waive on your way back home! :)
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