Whew

Just got home, patiently waiting for this home health person to come and bring mom oxygen.

Last night when we got to the ER her oxygen level was 84-86 and it is supposed to be over 90. They immediately put her her on oxygen and she just as immediately started feeling better, actually she dozed off and slept most of the time she was in there.

All of her labs came back fine, her chest xray was ok...a couple small effusions (fluid) but nothing too big. The doctor came in and said Dr. Hennington is on the phone for you...how many doctors call and talk to the patient in the ER. She was very short of breath with conversation and since her oxygen level was really low he was going to keep her over night and start her on an antibiotic. This morning at about 5:30 he came in and changed her pain meds and put her on oxygen at home and will see her next week.

He explained her chest pain is not from her heart, that it is going to hurt to take deep breaths but she is going to have to do it and since it hurts, she doesn't breath deep and therefore it decreases her oxygen levels. Her shoulders and back have hurt since before the surgery, she has arthritis she says. The chest pain she is having is nothing like the pain she had before, she thinks it is her breast bone and ribs...which is to be expected. So if we get her breathing better she will keep her lungs expanded and that will not only help her breathing and reduce her chances of pneumonia...it will also condition her ribs and bones to be where they should be. While she was out Sunday she used her lungs and that is why she is so sore. He said she needs that though. So hopefully by next week she will be up to some outings and we can take it a little slower than one entire day of church, food, fun, visiting and such.

She is resting and feeling a little better, I fixed her a big tomato sammich and she loved it. She is addicted to beer....root beer that is :) Oh and Sonic Ice....thanks Brad for keeping us stocked!

Well, I can't think of anything else....might be because I haven't slept since yesterday morning. While at the hospital last night I barely got 20 winks.

Hope