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October 08, 2007
Perked Up!
So two of Mom's friends came to visit her Sunday. They'd asked Dad a couple days ago if Mom was well enough to have visitors and at the time, she was. But she had problems expelling the carbon dioxide and her blood pressure fell the other night. So when they got here, she was very sleepy and had a hard time keeping her eyes open. I felt bad for her friends who couldn't see her in the fabulous condition she's been in lately.
However, after they left, the nurse came in and gave her some IV fluids. Her state of dehydration is what caused her blood pressure to drop, so once her fluids increased, she perked right up. We had her sitting in the chair and even took her for a walk. I was very pleased to see her in much better condition than that morning/early afternoon. She was much more alert and able to stay awake. And, in fact, she didn't need to be on the vent after that.
I'm kind of doubting she'll get out in a few days, but if she keeps doing well; if we can keep her blood pressure up and get her to eat more, I don't think it'll be much longer that she'll have to stay there. I know she's aching to get home and I'm aching to get her home. If it's not a few days, I don't think it'll be more than a week, but that's just my own non-medical guess.
Posted by Amy at October 8, 2007 09:16 AM
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I am hoping that she will be well enough to go home soon! I'm glad to hear about every bit of improvement!
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at October 8, 2007 10:22 AM
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