The Hospital Sta

The Hospital Stay

Shortly after my kids left I was put on morphine to help with the intense pain that was taking over my body. They moved us to our new room and I was getting more and more uncomfortable. By the time it was time to feed Marshall for the 2nd time, I was in unbearable pain and my back started having spasms. I kept trying to handle the pain but it kept increasing and I was barely able to hold Marshall. I was in and out of sleep but every time I went to hold Marshall I felt like I was losing control.

We had visitors throughout the day, family and friends coming to welcome our dear son. I found it a little funny that I'd be having a conversation and the next thing I knew they were gone and someone else was visiting... oh how great morphine can be :)

They finally took me off of morphine and onto Percocet. Unfortunately, I was taking the maximum dose and so they had to switch my prescription to something lighter so I could take it round the clock. The doctor also started becoming concerned that I may have blood in my stomach because the pain in my back was worse when I breathed in and was not getting better with medication.

Day #2 started a little better. The percocet was working well enough that my back wasn't as in pain. They took out my catheter and I started to try walking to and from the bathroom. Dr. Cherry visited in the morning and ruled out blood in my stomach. She looked me over and came to the conclusion that the back spasm was coming from the amount of gas built up. We had a steady stream of visitors throughout the day. Later that afternoon Ruthie and Brayden came back for a visit. Ruthie shared with me all about her special day at school and both kids showed off their cute outfits from Gaga Stube.

Wednesday morning Dr. Roquet was my doctor on call. She stated that if I was ready to go home today, that I was discharged or I could stay an extra day. Jon and I quickly decided that we rather head home and be under the same roof as our darling older children then spend another night in the hospital. Before I left, I had physical therapy to help with my back (of course, by this time, my back felt better) I was the youngest person by atleast 50 years! oy!! The great thing about the physical therapy is it had me up and walking for an hour or so!! By the time I returned back to my room our special dinner had arrived. I fed Marshall and then Jon and I sat down to a very yummy meal. Tilapia stuffed with crab, salad, potato, and a very yummy dessert.

A little after 1:00 pm I was being wheeled down to our van. Jon's mom was waiting for us with Ruthie and Brayden. Here we go!!