Mom did a good job with the spirometer, consistently hitting 1250, and that was at midnight. Her RN tonight is Cobi, A great nurse who really wanted to explain to us what mom's heart is experiencing. Of Course mom told her how mad she was when they sent her home after her April 22nd visit here, with info on Congestive Heart Failure, especially since she did not ever heard one person say the words during her stay. They used words like, effusion and she just did not want to think "failure" of course... really, who does want to think failure of any kind???
So Cobi explained to Cory and I how just like when you get a good scrape on your arm, the body reacts to injury or insult the area under attack will become inflamed and will weep, putting off liquids to protect the assaulted tissues. The kidneys do it, the skin does it, eyes do it, Nose does it, guess what?? So does the heart!!! And Momma's heart has had alot of irritation and annoyances lately.
That, I felt was a good layman's interpretation of what is going on. And it makes complete sense.
Of Note: we have just had to put her Oxygen cannulea back in for the third time. She is sleeping quite soundly and has pulled it out. She has no idea we have put it back..... Another reason we need to be diligent and watch her. You know I remember her doing that on Saturday night in Lakeview Hospital too. Umm .... I am not liking that thought path. I am Closing this post as Cory begins to snore in Stereo with momma, yes we are sleeping on the floor in her room (very against the rules - Yikes!!) ...... I am going to hold her hand and lay my head on her bed so I can know when she moves to scratch her face and maybe pull the cannulea again. We gotta make sure her O2 Saturation stays up there if we are hoping to get out of ICU - and onto a regular floor.
Huge hugs and Big Love,
Becky Sue
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