What a Day!
David's sister just had a baby girl, London, and what a beautiful little sweetheart she is.
David has had a heck of a night and day.
Last night, about 0100, the nursing staff were trying to get David to swallow a very large pill that had been broken in half and, with the feeding tube still down his throat, the pill got stuck and he had to throw up. If they're ready for that to happen it is not a big deal, but, you guessed it, they weren't ready. Needless to say, David didn't get to sleep for awhile.
In the early morning they had to give David a good cleaning. They rolled him to his left side and took care of everything and when they tried to roll him on to his back, he wouldn't roll and they couldn't figure out why. We found out later that, the reason he they couldn't roll him back over was because the fixator was stuck under the side rail of the bed. Finally they rolled hard enough that the fixator popped free. I wasn't there when it happened and David later told me that the pain was excruciating. I was helping him get situated and noticed that the rod sticking out of the left side of his pelvis was bent and pressing into his thigh. I immediately contacted the nurse and they pulled the Ortho physician, Dr. Kennedy, who is absolutely wonderful, out of the Operating Room and brought him straight to David. That surgeon was extremely upset at the way this was handled and the fact that nothing had been said about the incident. My concern was that the pin had been pulled out of the bone and they would have to open him up all over again. X-ray was brought to the room and, after 3 or 4 angles x-rays, they determined the bone was not compromized. Both Lynnette and I were in the process of crying about they fact that everything appeared to be OK and we received word that we had a new grand-baby. Talk about a mixed bowl of emotions.
David is sleeping very well now. I've learned how to program and un-program his inflatable bed and we can stop it from beeping all night long. Who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
I'll write more later - it's time to get back in there!!!!!!!!!
Gordon
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I'm constantly impressed and amazed at what David is going through in this recovery process. Seems like little things (taking a pill, or rolling over) can become such HUGE hurdles. But despite the pain, frustration, etc., it always seems like David just deals with it and continues to move forward. What an amazingly strong and brave guy he grew into!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm impressed with your programming skills:)
ReplyDeletepoor David. and stupid nurses!!! I hope he's feeling better!! give him my love.
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