Yesterday Mom was having a hard time when I was there at 2:00 pm. Her legs and feet were swollen as big as I'd seen them. I went back at 7:00 pm and although the swelling in her legs and feet had gone down slightly, her breathing was worse, very shallow and her face was very pale.
I talked to Mom's nurse about the fluid buildup around her lungs after her surgery and the nurse came down to take her vitals and I don't remember them all but her pulse/ox dipped to 87 at one point. She had a standing order for oxygen so they hooked that up and she got some relief but her respirations remained high and her color didn't improve either.
Susan and Don stopped by around 8:30 pm and the Doctor finally called back a few minutes later. She prescribed 40 mg of lasix to help Mom get rid of excess fluid. Susan and Don stayed overnight with Mom and are still there--12:30 pm. They called at 8:30 am and told me the day nurse called the doctor about getting a chest xray (they have it done right in Mom's room) to see if there is fluid around her lungs again. If she needs to have fluid drawn from her chest again, she will need to be off coumadin for at least 3 days. She is still in good spirits considering everything that's happening.
Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers. Greig
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Praying for you, Grandma. Please update when you can. Love, Shannon
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