Ma was finally transferred out of ICU to a regular room late this afternoon. That's the good news. The bad news is that she'll have to undergo pleurodesis again. So the big chest tube in her side that was removed a few days ago will have to be reinserted. Both procedures were very painful before, during and after.
My friend and former high school classmate Joji stopped by at lunch time and brought lots of food from her restaurant in Vallejo -- nilagang baka, pancit, BBQ pork, monggo, a cantaloupe drink, and champorrado. Ma had an appetite and was able to eat quite a bit. We forgot to feed her monggo though, one of her favorites. Maybe tomorrow.
The physical therapist arrived and made Ma walk a few steps. She was able to do so with a lot of help. She then spent the rest of the afternoon sitting up in a chair. But her chest started hurting again, so her nurse gave her Dilaudid. The nurse refused to give her Zofran though until Ma either got nauseated or vomited. A couple of hours later, she did vomit. By that time she was out of the ICU and in a regular room. Her new nurse is more sympathetic, gave her Zofran, and will give her more, as needed. She also said she will make a note in Ma's chart that she should always get Zofran with Dilaudid. Ma's doctor also stopped by and said he will make a note in her chart. I don't understand why the ICU nurse refused to treat her for nausea before she showed any symptoms, especially when Ma just went through this experience yesterday and couldn't eat all day. Now she'll have to be miserable all over again and unable to eat. I just spoke to Pa tonight, and Ma vomited again after I left.
On a lighter note, Tiger Woods came to visit. It's true, it's true! Ma said so! She even woke up Pa at 2am to tell him, but he was too sleepy to get up and look. Tiger couldn't enter the room, but he waved to Ma from the window, and she waved back.
Oh, and Kit arrived tonight.
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