Well, I was right to worry. Ma woke up with really bad pain last night. She pressed the button to call the nurse but didn't press hard enough. It took an hour for the nurse to get to her. And when she got her painkiller, it took a while for it to take effect. Also, she needed the max dose of 50 mcg. We'll see if she fares better tonight. I asked about staying overnight at the ICU, but they don't allow it. Too bad Dorothy isn't around to pull strings.
Other than that, Ma seems to be doing well. Her appetite is good, and she went for a very short walk today complete with a walker, two chest tubes and the containers they drain into, a catheter, an oxygen tank, and a portable monitor for her vital signs. It took way longer to prepare her for her walk than to do the actual walk.
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