The Good: Cheryl's back home and we're on our fourth day back from the hospital, so it doesn't look like we're going back anytime soon. Huzzah! Also, Cheryl is actually eating solid food and not, I repeat, not barfing it up ten minutes later. Sure, she's not eating a whole bunch, but she's eating! Not enough to get get rid of the milkshake-in-a-bag as yet, but we're trending in the right direction. She's also not having to hit the "BAD CADD" as often (the BAD in this case stands for the Benadryl, Atavan and dexamethazone cocktail she can inject herself with as needed for cramping and nausea.
The Bad: Dear Lord, my wife has absolutely zero muscle tone. It's improving, but simply standing up takes a fair amount of effort. You squeeze her arms, it's like holding a soggy balloon! This calls for more high-protein smoothies and low-low-low impact exercises to build up those cankles!
The Ugly: Getting up and off the toilet is currently a nigh-impossibility, and since Cheryl's still on the Lasix to get rid of all her excess water weight, so that means a lot of piddling, and we've had to get a commode.
Cleaning one of those things out is absolutely zero fun, let me tell you. I really deserve a raise if'n you ask me.
Dave
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