Slept a little better last night after a change in medication. I woke up in the middle of the night to a real bad muscle spasm which made me jump and tore open my drain wound. After a couple of dressing changes the bleeding finally stopped, being on heparin probably doesn't help. I did get a three hour stretch of uninterupted sleep which felt really good. I continue to have muscle spasms and weakness in the left leg which the doctors assured me will improve with time. I still haven't been allowed to take a shower, so I bribed Mike into washing my hair and giving me a bed bath. For being an engineer he has mastered catheter care and bed baths, I think he chose the wrong profession. I'm not sure if he'd pass the CNA test yet, but he follows direction well. Its been cloudy and colder so we haven't been out on the deck much. Mike handed a bag of laundry to the cleaning lady back at the hotel. Hopefully we will have a clean bag of clothing soon unless she just throws it in the garbage. I'm dying for a diet coke but I'm not allowed to have carbonated drinks. They even asked me to quit eating Mike's apple because it would be to tough on my stomach. One of the surgeons was in today and recommends we remain here until atleast Wednesday. I don't feel like leaving right now anyways as I can't walk much further than down the hallway. This is my first official day of no tubes and loving every minute of it. Thanks again for all your thoughts and prayers. We will talk again soon. We love hearing the comments from everyone, its nice to know that our friends are thinking of us.
Love,
Jodi (Mike)
So glad to hear that u are up and moving. I wish I could give you a diet coke. It is the fort ransom weekend but don't feel right going without you. Hope you can get more rest. In my thoughts and prayers.
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I really hope you went, I so miss going down to Ft. Ransom and getting the soup mixes and kettle corn. It was also fun to see the new crafts. I'm having a lot of troubles with muscle spasms but the doctors are excellant about adjusting meds. I can't believe the difference in health care systems between the two countries. I have 3 to 4 doctors visiting every day including the weekends. This does not include OT and PT and the nurses. The language barrier is a little difficult, I thought I had the german word for jam, but ended up asking to put constipation on my toast. Luckily the doctor pointed this out to me-no wonder the nurses looked at me funny. The doctors want us to stay until at least Wednesday. Love you and take care. Can't wait to talk to you.
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