Wednesday, September 18, 2013

"I looked out just in time to see her falling off the couch!"

December 19, 1991
     Things sure have been hectic since Guy's surgery a week ago today. It went ok. It wasn't what they thought. The dr. said it was a new muscle that started growing around the nerve. He said it's rare, implying that it's not a freak thing that's never happened before. Guy's arm was all wrapped up, the hard cast part was only on the back of his arm but it was so big he couldn't get his shirt on over it.
     The surgery lasted about 50 minutes. He was awake when they brought him out but he was a little spacey. They took him to a bed on the ward on the same floor, way down at the far end. I walked back & forth & up & down stairs so many times my legs were sore the next day. I went to see Dr. Lazarus while Guy went back to sleep. She had me get an X-ray to be sure I didn't have pneumonia. (I didn't.) Then she gave me a prescription for Cipro. I think it finally started taking effect yesterday. Just as Elizabeth came down with it. Her nose got stuffy yesterday & she started coughing last night. We started giving her the Triaminic Nite Light. We also gave her Tylenol cause she had a little fever - 99.7 underarm. She didn't sleep very well last night so I didn't either. Guy took care of her this morning & let me sleep late - til after 10:00. She acted like she felt better this aft. but then worse again this eve. I called to see if we should bring her to the dr. & the nurse said to try using a humidifier and elevate the head of her bead. We took the wheels off the opposite end to make it lower. Hopefully she'll sleep better tonight. (We did start the humidifier too)
     Back to Guy's surgery. They gave him Tylenol with codeine for the pain. They knocked him out a little but not like it did me when I took it. The first couple of nights & days were rough cause I felt so lousy but Guy did help some. I tried to wash my hands before touching Ez. every time but that was practically impossible. 
     We did manage to get to church Sun. morning. I took the seam out of the sleeve on one of Guy's shirts so he could get it on over the cast. I had to drive. Mon. we had to get up early to take him over for a checkup at PNH at 7:30. He gave Ez. a bottle in the car and I fed her while we were waiting. They changed his cast to a smaller one so he can get his clothes on ok now. The dr. said he can drive now so he went out that aft. & went xmas shopping.
     I think he was trying to do too much at first. I told him he didn't have to prove that he was ok or anything. Sun. night he was watching Ez. in the living room while I was washing dishes. I looked out just in time to see her falling off the couch! He had left her there when he got up to let Chief out. We couldn't find any bumps or bruises on her but she was really screaming & I was crying & holding on to her. Guy said he was sorry & he didn't think she'd roll off before he got back over there. I told him I thought the medicine was affecting his thinking. 

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