Day one. Again....

Things seemed to have got at least a bit better by the afternoon (and after we had a talk with our case worker).

When I stopped in after work last night, mom had just got a PICC Line. Finally. A PICC line should stop the need for having to keep moving her IV every few days and poking her again for a new one. I can't even count how many IV sites she's had since this all started. We asked if she could get a PICC at Swedish, but they said they didn't know how long she would need it. It's appearing that she will need IV antibiotics for a while.

Dad said that the Occupational Therapist came in to work with her, but he was downstairs having lunch and wasn't sure what they worked on. When he came back, she was sitting in her chair. The Physical Therapist came in to work with her in the evening (right after I arrived), but she was in a lot of pain and after a couple of steps, we all noticed that her new PICC line site had started bleeding. We're told it's not uncommon, especially since she is on blood thinners. The site was wrapped to put pressure on it, and mom sat in her chair for another hour or so while she got a respiratory treatment and then I gave her a good lotion rub down and moved her ankles in circles. They took off those things that simulate walking that have been on her legs since she got to the hospital, saying that they could break up the blood clot. Sounds fishy to me that Swedish would push it so much and it's not a big deal at Colorado Acute. I asked dad to check again with her doctor.

Well, if you have free time in the day and want to visit, it would be great. We (my siblings and I) are all back to work and can't be there as much as we'd like to. Dad is still staying the night and of course all day. He could probably use some company too...

xox,

Tommy

PS - I added a guestbook to this page (top). Please sign it and I'll let mom know you "stopped by".