Guess where I spent a good part of the day? Yep! The Emergency Room. When I checked on Mom this morning before I left for work, she was in tremendous pain and could barely move in the bed. Our initial assessment on Saturday saw no contusions, scrapes or bruises and although shaken, did fine at IHOP. Mom was more sore on Sunday and more on Monday, but that is how bruised ribs and muscles are - progressively painful for a few days and tender for a very long time. By this morning, I feared she might faint from the pain as I tried to help her up. And being in so much pain on the left side under her ribs, she could not cough and that is the thing we work on every day - getting her to cough up the congestion! Which she won't do anyway without protest! So now I thinking she could get pneumonia from not getting rid of all that gunk. I got Mom dressed in some easily removable clothing, fed her half of her PB&J and gave her morning pills with a Darvacet. By the time we got to the hospital, the Darvacet had not touched the pain, so after x-rays, she got a couple of injections, one being morphine. A CT scan, blood analysis and urine sample by catherization later, we got the news that nothing was broken, just bruised as we thought. We came home with a prescription for Tramadol for pain to go with the Darvacet. Mom slept comfortably all afternoon.
When she came out about 4:30 she had the other half of her PB&J and some 7 UP. By 6:00 I had her eating a bowl of chicken corn chowder. By 6:30 I was cleaning up PB&J, 7 UP and corn chowder and her bottom dentures that came out with it.
Mom is back in bed in flannel pajamas and has had her night time pills and another pain pill.
Tomorrow will be a better day. Oh, and I didn't mention that yesterday, Julie called me at noon to pick her up because she was sick. Last week she called me at work to say she needed a change of clothes and feminine supplies. Today, I got to work by 1:30 and she called me at 4 to say she was feeling icky, could I come and get her?
Things I am thankful for today: Mom had no further injuries. I have a VERY understanding boss. AND with enough notice, she'll approve time off for my nervous break down!
Now you get another chance to guess in case you didn't get the first one right. Guess where I am going now?
Did you guess "to bed"? If you did you are correct and your name will be put into the drawing for a week's vacation in Texas - while I take a week of vacation someplace else.
Winner will be notified after the nervous breakdown! You know I love and appreciate you all!!
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