I called my mom yesterday morning to see how she was doing and the nerve block was still in her leg so she wasn't feeling very much pain. Later that morning though the nerve block wore off. They were giving her some pain killers but they were not helping too much. She wasn't able to walk to the bathroom yesterday because of the pain being so bad so they gave her a potty chair to use beside her bed.
The nurse counted about 40 staples in her leg and said there must be at least 80 or so. I couldn't believe that...it might be a big cut on her leg.
I called my mom last night to see how she was doing and she was saying that it doesn't hurt too much just lying there but getting up to go to the potty chair really hurts she said. I'm hoping they will give her some stronger pain meds today to help her so she can maybe walk some more.
The one doctor told her if she can't walk too far by Friday she probably won't be released from the hospital.
So we'll see. I'm going to try to call her at lunch time or text my sister around 11:30 a.m. to see how she's doing.
My mom also said that her leg is really swollen right now and she said that she read in a pathlet that they gave her that the swelling could be there for 6 months.
I'm hoping she will get released from the hospital tomorrow but time will tell.
Thank you all for the well wishes!
Melissa
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