As I hoped, there were no catastrophes this weekend. Marye was resting pretty well and her pain situation is slowly getting better. She has pain from the cholecystitis (gall bladder attack) and from the thoracentesis (needle in the lung). They're managing it well with the dilaudid, but it is still there. That said, she's been able to get up and walk around the hospital floor every day and she's eating well. Her WBC count is good, so we're looking forward to her getting discharged soon. They need to transition her to an oral pain med (dilaudid) and she might need home oxygen, but there is no reason for her to be in the hospital anymore.
As of tonight (Sunday), she's been there two weeks, and she hasn't been pushing to go home like she usually does. So I know that she was pretty sick, and still isn't 100%. But there are no acute problems that can't be managed at home, and it's so much more comfortable on her own couch.
Monday is a new day, and I'll post an update when we get a timeline for her discharge, as well as her condition. I have a feeling, though, that she'll have some pain for quite some time. That gall bladder is a nasty booger.
-Chris
