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Post by Clipper on Feb 21, 2020 11:21:38 GMT -5
CB, How is Barb this morning? Is she able to sleep in bed? Is the nerve block still working? I cold not get comfortable in bed when I had my shoulder repair. Slept in the recliner for a few nights. When I had the knee surgery they did a nerve block that lasted for 3 or 4 days before it wore off completely. It didn't kill the pain, but it sure made it more tolerable. I hope she was able to rest last night.
Your family and all of their urgent and critical health needs were the second thing on my mind when I prayed this morning. Second only to my prayer of thanks that I woke up at home and feeling better than I have in months. Just the fact that my discomfort and thoughts of possibly calling for an appointment the next day became an exigency as we were driving home last Thursday is to me attributed to nothing less than the Lord allowing me to live for one reason or another. The doctor told me that the blockage that I had would have undoubtedly caused a major heart attack within a short time, and unless I was within a few minutes of immediate cardiac intervention it would have most likely have been fatal.
I'll continue to pray for your son's mother-in-law, and your daughter-in-law's mother. Cancer is such an insidious disease. It often gains a strong foothold before it is discovered. Thankfully there have been many advances in the treatment regimens available. I hope and pray that they are able arrest the progression and the spread of the tumors and shrink them through radiation and/or chemo.
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Post by clarencebunsen on Feb 21, 2020 12:27:24 GMT -5
Great that your surgery went well. I think that everyone was concerned.
She slept in the recliner last night and I slept on the sofa in case she needed anything. She says she tried to wake me up once but I didn't respond. We may need a revised system. The nerve block wore off early this morning so the pain is making her uncomfortable today.
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Post by Clipper on Feb 21, 2020 14:51:08 GMT -5
Well I am sure that as a nurse she is well aware of the need to take the pain meds on a schedule and not wait and let the pain get ahead of her before she takes it, at least for the first few days. Maybe she needs to tie a string to your big toe so she can yank it to get your attention during the night, or maybe one of those boat horns that utilizes a can of compressed air.  I hope she finds some relief and that the pain subsides to a tolerable level soon. A recliner is a fine place for a nap, but you can't get a real good night's sleep sitting in one. |
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Post by clarencebunsen on Feb 21, 2020 15:53:47 GMT -5
She took her next dose of meds and dozed right off.
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Post by Clipper on Feb 21, 2020 19:15:30 GMT -5
That's not a bad thing. She will have a chance to make up for the restless sleep she probably had last night. Did you purchase the air horn so that she can wake you up. If you are like I am, when I take my hearing aids out I don't hear a damn thing unless someone really speaks loudly.
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Post by clarencebunsen on Feb 22, 2020 17:11:24 GMT -5
I changed Barb's dressings today. Actually what I changed was 5 Band-Aids each covering an incision about 1 inch long with one or two stitches each. Arthroscopic surgery is amazing. That was to remove bone spurs and re-attach the rotator cuff. She is still in the mode of taking pain pills and sleeping. That's OK, sleep is part of the healing process.
She tried sleeping in bed but couldn't find a comfortable position so I guess tonight is the family room again. I passed on the air horn suggestion but she rejected it.
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Post by Clipper on Feb 22, 2020 17:41:02 GMT -5
I had 8 incisions when I had my detached rotator cuff repair only because he had to locate the tendon or whatever before he could pull it back up and into place to stitch it. One single stitch closed them all. Arthroscopic surgery IS amazing. Can you imagine the incision and scar if they opened the shoulder to do that repair?
One would think that a person could lay on their back and sleep comfortably in bed, but I couldn't do it either. I feel sorry for her. The pain is probably much more severe with the bone spur removal than it is with a simple rotator cuff repair.
I have spent many nights in the recliner between my two knee surgeries and the shoulder repair. You get some sleep but it is not the most restful or comfortable. When I would get up and walk I would find that I was pretty stiff. God bless her. I don't remember how long it was before I could sleep in bed but it was a significant amount of time.
It was my right shoulder so we bought a lift chair because I couldn't operate the lever on a regular recliner. It was great for the post surgery healing period, but NOW if the phone rings it takes me forever to get upright and ambulatory, haha.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2020 20:43:25 GMT -5
Ya'll lucky to have recliners. lol
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Post by clarencebunsen on Feb 29, 2020 10:39:59 GMT -5
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Post by Clipper on Feb 29, 2020 11:13:29 GMT -5
LOL! I actually just joked with my primary care NP the other day about the KFC donut & chicken sandwich. I asked her if that chicken sandwich would be any less fattening, or heart healthy than the Paula Dean donut cheeseburger version.
I am glad that Barb was able to sleep in bed. Sleeping in a recliner satisfies the body's need to shut down and rest, but it is in no way as restful as finally being able to get horizontal, stretch out, and get comfortable for a deep and restful night's sleep. Been there and done that. Being able to crawl into bed after a few nights in a chair is like dying and going to heaven, haha.
As far as overdoing it, speaking from experience, it will be a while before any quick or radical movement or over use doesn't bring a painful and immediate reminder that she is overdoing.
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I hope she finds some relief and that the pain subsides to a tolerable level soon. A recliner is a fine place for a nap, but you can't get a real good night's sleep sitting in one.