From the hospital

Apr 29, 2010

Well, here I am in the hospital, my roux-en-y was yesterday, I had a lot of troube waking up so they must have given me lots of good stuff. I am allergic to moraphine so I have Lodnum in my PCA pump, that is an old pain killer from the cowboy days. My husband was with me up untill last night, he could have stayed and left thismorning but I told him to go ahead and go so he could be home with the kids and the critters, they finally took out the catheter thismorning and I was up and running then, well, not running but I got myself up and brushed my teeth and put on some pumpkin lotion and got my robe and did laps around the hallway. My Drs orders said he wanted me up by 7 pm last night, the nurse said they were having shift change then so they would get me up at 8 pm, then after 8 they told me they were too buisy to get me up so it would be latter! I got pnemonia that caused my lungs to start collapsing real quick after my hysterectomy so I know getting up and walking is a big deal, I also had a fever starting. I nicely told the nurse that I believed that the orders were to get me up by 7 they pushed it til 8, I was told that she has 15 other patients!! Well, well, well, I am a very patient person but I know that sometimes you have to be your own advocate so I said " If I get pnemonia again because Dr.s orders went ignored it would be the nursing staffs fault." Then I asked if the delay was cleared by my Dr.  They came 15 minutes latter and only let me go around the hall one time! Little did they know that I had already unhooked myself, got up, brushed my teeth, got my lap top and cell phone, hooked back up and got back in bed.  They just came in and my fever is gone, I can get the sperometer to the top and my blood pressure is a little low.

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