Tuesday - November 28

 Posted by Mark:

Update #1

Pat did not have a good night.  Couldn't find a comfortable position. Bed position raised, bed position flat, recliner, laying on coach, etc.  Her right fingers still feel 'Weird'.

Hospital nurse checked in this morning.  She recommended we stay on top of the pain meds, Tylenol, and 3 hours later ibuprofen. She said to give the fingers another 24 hours to improve and she would also talk to the Anesthesiologist.

The home health care nurse called last night to let us know that she will be here at 11 a.m.

Then we got a call from David a physical therapist to let us know that he will be here at noon..

Thus I have been busy making sure that Flo and the shed look their best.  It will never match Pat's best, but Mark's best will have to do.

Stay tuned. 

Final Update

The nurse did not show up at 11, but David did at 12.   He had a lot of very good hints for Pat.  Once he got her to relax the arm good, he did a couple of exercises with her.  He was pleased with what he saw.  She has one to do starting tomorrow 3 times a day.  She is to let the arm hang down as she bends over and let it swing like a pendulum.

He added a large pillow type device to the sling to keep the arm away from the body.   That really helped Pat ease the pain.  By late afternoon her pain level was a 2 out of 10.

The nurse, Mairim, came at 1:20. Her prior call was in LaBelle, FL so she misjudged the time for travel.  She did a lot of paperwork and review of the schedule. She went over with us the protocol that Dr. Mehalik has for all of his shoulder patients.  Wish we would have had a copy of it.  Very clear and detailed.  She will be back Thursday to take outer bandage off.  Then Pat can shower.

Someone from Physical Therapy will come Friday.  They will be back 2 times next week.

Late afternoon Lydia came over to be with Pat.  I needed to pick up a Walmart order that I placed earlier today for pickup after 3.   The pickup site was extremely busy, but after noticing that people after me were getting an order, I starting asking the help.  Finally got a gentleman that was willing to go back inside and ask questions.   Turns out "computer glitch".  They knew I was there but did not have location.  Rather than have someone go down the row and ask for my name, they decided to wait until someone came looking.....   Needless to say my review won't be as positive as it usually is.

Lydia and Pat had a good long time to catch up on each others activities and news..

Dinner was a Sante Fe salad from Publix with chicken strips added from Chic-fil-A.

Hoping for a good night for Pat.