Tough cookie

I changed my plans. I was so tired last night that I decided to go downstairs to A-ward and sleep on  my sleeper couch instead of next to Lini in a lazy boy. I needed a good nights sleep after all the happenings of the day. And if there was anything they needed me for they could call and wake me.
I went up this morning at 7 am and Celina was awake already. She looked beautiful like always.
Dr Penn was the first arriving. They had taken blood early the morning and Celina's haemoglobin wasn't right yet so she is at the moment getting another unit of blood. She really lost a lot of blood yesterday. And even I could see that her lips and fingernails looked pale, almost white. This morning they started already looking slightly pinkish.

last night awake and still pain free with epidural

Lini with little nasal thing helping her to breath and Daddy wanted to put a golfball on it it play.

 

The nasal thing was removed this morning and Lini had a little porridge and a piece of banana. Then Dr Penn gave Celina over to Dr Lund and he gave his orders. Again nebs and chest physio and 3x a day Valium for now so she would not spasm. Guess that also means sleeping and probably feeding tube. We will see. Then Dr Campbell joint in. Celina can have the bed in a slight sitting position but not more then 30% up. They all looked at Celina and were amazed how good she looked after such a heavy op. Dr Lund called her "A TOUGH COOKIE". Well she must have something from mommy. The epidural will still stay in til tomorrow. And it is not a paralysing one just a pain killing one and she is even able to move her toes. Impressive!!!!

 

Tomorrow comes the hardest part when the epidural is out to start the painkillers and balance it in a way that she is as pain free as possible. She is not allowed to have any spasms therefore the high dose of Valium.

 

For today we are going well. I left  behind me my first shock that they did not get the femurs back and moving on to recovery stage. The main important thing is that she will be much better and be able to stand again and be far more comfortable. Thank you Lord, thank you doctors, sisters, nurses everybody who is around us. We really feel like VIP's. Besides that we are always VIP's in God's eyes.

 

All glory to God