Pain management failure!

So today started with a VERY positive trip to the DMV to get handicap parking tags.No...you did not read that incorrectly. I got my number and as it is being handed to me, my number is called! (I have not even filled out the form yet from the Doctor) I go straight to the counter and realize that my not filling out the form is a problem! I can not sign for the patient. So, I lose my very available space in line, to get Rob's signature. Up to the Hospital...get signature...back to DMV. Again, no waiting. (I am not joking here) I walk away with 2 handicap parking hang tags, good for 6 months. Success!

- back to the hospital -

I got about 5 more lines crocheted in a blanket while Rob took a nap. Then lunch arrived...Mmmmmm! :(

The doctor arrived around noon to change his dressing and discuss the "what next". So first, the site looks good....for a LARGE cut over a knee. Nicholas counted 21 staples!

"wrong leg" ....hmmmm...if the doctor needs to write himself a note, I wonder if I should be nervous. No, really Dr. McGeorge has been outstanding!!!

The plan for the day was to take Rob off of the epidural drip and begin oral pain meds. If this proved to control the pain in a bearable way, they would unconnected all the tubes and send him home. So, off we go. No pain drip into the spine. In go the meds and 1 hour later he was at 6/10 in assessing his pain. We hold off a little longer, hoping the meds will kick in a little more. With 1 hour and 45 min before his next dose he was at 9/10 and NOT interested in pursuing this experiment any longer! It can NOT get any better!

In the meantime, I am driving ALL OVER Seneca trying to find a pharmacy who sells crutches. By the way, insurance will not cover any product that you can also get over the counter...even if you have it written on a doctor's prescription! So, FYI...crutches are $45!

So, in goes the drip! In addition to the constant flow, he watched the clock and hit the "self-serve" button every 10 minutes for about an hour. He was feeling better within 45 minutes.

Now I was off to Burgher King getting comfort food for the reluctant patient. He was ready to come home...but will stay another night.

The Physical Therapist came in to walk with him twice today. He did very well. The second walk followed his recent reconnection with the epi drip....so there was still some pain lingering.

Late afternoon the children visited daddy. Nicholas did homework and Robin played....


Tomorrow...we try pain management again.