More on the recovery of Richard

I am now using both hands to type this. First time ever. Since Shirley was unable to get my rx yesterday, another trip is to be made this morning. She left about 10 am and will not be back till she gets back. I look for 4 hours. I will nap and rest my tired boes and achy body.

It's about 2:30 pm and hopefully with rx. Opps, we been bad. When we left the hospital and came home, Shirley sat in on all the instructions from the nurse. The nurse did her job but the Dr failed to pass on his instructions. This is where things go astray a bit.

First off lets cover the meds.

• Pain meds-

We are ok on the ones being prescribed that we are already taking at home. The new pain killer, hydrocodone, 5/acetaminophen 500 mg has instructions os 2 every 4 hours as needed for pain. This is more or less what we have need doing. This is wrong. We are suppose to be taking them at an 8 per day limit. Big difference. We will now work with 8 per day and schedule our day accordingly with 2 at bed time and 2 up on rising We have 60 tabs this time vs 45 the last time.

• Stool softner-

We will continue our stool softner, docusate na 100 mg, along with the pain meds to help re-start our potty trips. We have some milk of mag to help in theis process. Sure makes you feel better when your body is working. We finally "got to go" after missing 2 days.

• Blood pressure

We are taking a new new med, felodipine 2.5 mg sa. I remember asking about it when I first go it but will have to researce/ask again what it specifically is to do. I am on blood pressure med as it is. I see no problem since it was added after surgery along with the other pre-exisiting meds.

I have most of my left arm and hand back and still have some numbness with the left forearm to the ends of the fingers as described earlier. Hopefully this will come back with some arm exercise and hand excerise.

Generally I feel better, still caughing some but up walking more to help with the cough and the legs. The legs are doing well, still some ossing yet. No sign of infection or inflamation. so far so good.

We are now sleeping 3 hours from the 2-2.5 we were getting. Sure like the extra sleep. Our trips to the potty are down to the 2 am call. We do make this trip prior to and immediately upon rising, Its a "have to thing"

And we have a followup on the 30th. We will have a chest xray at that time. We will walk and do the breating to get ready. The food there is so bad! And its not a heart healthy diet.

Later tomorrow as time permits.

And its my Birthday.