8PM. Katie is so, so tired today. She’s sitting in her favorite (only) chair half asleep. We are waiting for the nurse tech to find the steps, which have gone AWOL, so she can practice for our steps at home. When Alex and Bobby brought my “dinner” (Burger King…not exactly the healthiest thing, but it’s all I could think of for them to bring me), I told them my idea, then sent them home to do it.
Since Katie’s bed is not against the wall, and her mattress likes to move whenever it’s barely pushed, I told them to take some wood and drill it into the bed frame on the opposite side of where Katie gets in and out. Since she has to brace the backs of her legs against the side of the mattress then sit, this way her mattress won’t go anywhere and she won’t run the risk of “stumbling” into bed, or be startled when/if it moves suddenly. Yup….I think I’m brilliant! ha
Watching Katie’s carotid artery, it’s very evident that she has a rapid heartbeat. It doesn’t seem to be of much concern to anyone, but it was still a question. When she asked the Physician’s Assistant (Dr. Clough’s assistant) about it this morning, he had an excellent answer: “Your heart has been opened up, taken out, drained of blood, taken apart, had a new part put in, sewn up, put back in, started pumping blood again, and now has to help heal the broken chest bones and torn muscles sustained through the operation. On top of all that, it now has to re-learn how to function with a new part in it. It has every reason to be beat fast for a while until it finds its equilibrium.” I love that answer!!
Katie and I are watching one of the few “good” channels on the hospital tv….Disney. We’d rather be watching the Food Network or TLC (which has “Say Yes to the Dress”). However, there’s a cute, first-run Disney movie on….”Den Brother”. The Disney movies are usually really good; thankfully, this one is, too.
Wish those steps would magically appear so Katie can practice then go to sleep for the night. She’s really tired, poor baby.
Til later…..
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