Today was a bit rough for Kelli. She started to have painful muscle spasms and doesn't like the feeling of the cast or the ivs in her hands. Since her surgery she has had an epidural which is scheduled to stay in until sometime tomorrow. In the morning they will start to decrease the dose of medicine in the epidural and try an oral pain medication instead. She is also taking a separate pain medication to help with the pain of the muscle spasms. During a morning nap, they were so bad they would wake her up. :(Luckily she wasn't confined to her bed all day. We were able to get her into a wheelchair to take her on a walk through the hallway and to the playroom. While she wasn't really interested in playing, the change of scenery was nice. When we returned to her room, she opted to stay in the wheelchair instead of getting back into bed. I'm not sure if that is because she doesn't like the idea of being in bed or the fact that she knows being moved causes her pain and discomfort.
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| moving into a wheelchair |
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| watching a movie |
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| with her new Healing Helper puppy |
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