DJ was running a fever of 102 later this afternoon. It's back down to normal with the help of Tylenol. Her pain is now being managed with Vicodin which is a step down from the morphine she was on yesterday.
Disc Jockey informed DJ of an audio recording meant for relaxation purposes before and after surgery. DJ is all about finding homeopathic methods to deal with health issues and she has found it enormously helpful. After watching Harry Potter she has now settled down with her relaxation tape and will likely sleep soon.
We continue to record her throughout the day. Earlier today, she motioned to me to pick up the camera and she wrote this on the dry erase board:
I used to hate my body. Now I am at peace with it.
Every time I repeat that phrase in my head, I feel more at peace myself.
Bulldog has left the hospital long enough to get a shower before he pulls the night shift with her. Neither of us wants to leave her alone yet since she still can't talk and she sometimes loses track of the nurse call button. While the head of her bed was raised 15 degrees today, she still needs helps with drinking fluids and using the spirometer-the device meant to encourage deep breathing and blunt the likelihood of getting pneumonia.
I think she's allowed to start talking tomorrow and I believe she stands tomorrow too, but no walking. We want to give that new vagina a chance to stay where it's supposed to stay, after all!
Thanks for the support. We love hearing from you.
Disc Jockey informed DJ of an audio recording meant for relaxation purposes before and after surgery. DJ is all about finding homeopathic methods to deal with health issues and she has found it enormously helpful. After watching Harry Potter she has now settled down with her relaxation tape and will likely sleep soon.
We continue to record her throughout the day. Earlier today, she motioned to me to pick up the camera and she wrote this on the dry erase board:
I used to hate my body. Now I am at peace with it.
Every time I repeat that phrase in my head, I feel more at peace myself.
Bulldog has left the hospital long enough to get a shower before he pulls the night shift with her. Neither of us wants to leave her alone yet since she still can't talk and she sometimes loses track of the nurse call button. While the head of her bed was raised 15 degrees today, she still needs helps with drinking fluids and using the spirometer-the device meant to encourage deep breathing and blunt the likelihood of getting pneumonia.
I think she's allowed to start talking tomorrow and I believe she stands tomorrow too, but no walking. We want to give that new vagina a chance to stay where it's supposed to stay, after all!
Thanks for the support. We love hearing from you.
Much love to your whole family and amazing support system but especially you and DJ ...
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