I was out of bed into a chair for several hours a few times yesterday and took 3 walks in the hallway using a walker with IV pole in tow. It's quite a production. The goal for Thursday is 6 walks.
I'm only allowed a clear liquid diet again today, until my digestive tract wakes up from the anesthesia. My mouth is very dry from the anesthesia too - they say it should resolve today.
My kidney is still functioning well, but creatinine elevated yesterday as expected. It might be even higher today, then they expect it will start to drop, we hope. Low creatinine is the goal.
I still have the epidural for pain control, and I am fairly comfortable most of the time. If not I have a magic button to push. I'm not ready yet to do without the epidural.
My temp was up a little bit yesterday, then dropped, now it is up again. Gotta do my deep breathing exercises 10 times an hour to prevent pneumonia.
This all keeps me quite busy as everything I do is in slow motion and takes some effort.
I'm still a little foggy mentally and my vision is blurry, again from anesthesia, so not able to read much yet.
Please pray that today will go well and I will continue to make progress.
Thank you!
Karen
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AS you know, that breathing contraption really does work!! Dont get discouraged Karen! You are doing a great job! Of course the Creatinine is also affected by how much you drink. Keep sipping that liquid.We keep praying for you and look forward to hear all the progress you are making each and every day! Love you !!
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