Bonnie brought a Get Well balloon with a weight on the bottom of the string. That was the fiddler for today. He passed it from his left hand to the right with very little help.
Alert in the Ortho chair for about one hour. Then his back and behind hurt so much they put him back into the bed. The wound nurse checked him out and decided the wound he has is not a bed sore but instead a type of brush burn.
This type of abrasion is caused by friction on the bed linens over a period of time.....so they got him a very fancy bed today. The bed is for special skin care needs of patients. It is a air mattress bed that converts into a chair when needed. I counted 21 position buttons on this thing. That should help a lot with the sore behind.
He did throw the Frisbee and the ball a few times today also.
New complaint today.....Bill wrote notes saying he thinks he has a hernia in the upper left side of the stomach area. He has also written many notes about feeling full and about to pop.
So, Dr. Murray ordered an X-ray of the area.....sure enough he has a slight blockage in that area. Doctors think it is just gas and stool. So they are taking care of that tonight.
The good news is he felt the discomfort in the left side and was able to process that information into a written note to the doctors . Getting the problem resolved ASAP.
Dr. Eiserwirth says Bill has lost 18 pounds in the hospital. Tough way to do it !
Way to go Bill...we had a very good day today. The good days help us get through the hard days.
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