Day three

Thursday
Slept pretty good last night. Tom stayed with me in the hospital since Isaac went home with Mom.
Today they took out my NG tube, catheter and one IV. Yay. Oh that was the grossest feeling in the world (soon to be grosser feeling but that comes later). The nose/esophagus combo is really too much. Out with the catheter, not so bad becuase it isn't in so far. Now I can have "sips and chips", which is ice and water for all you wondering. The IV on my right hand is now gone.

After a while I was told that I could order from the clear diet menu. I feasted on grape juice, coffee, vegetable broth, jello and rasberry ice. Best meal I have had in a while. Walked 7 times today. Got to take a shower, which ws fun with my remaining tubes sticking everywhere.

Paula came to visit today. She was making her rounds in Rochester and surrounding area (what luck) and came in to visit for a while. Couldn't stay long (and I hear she was back home for another labor, that lady is busy). Got a visit from cousin Jacquelyn. She gave me a nice new journal which I think I will use for non-surgical journaling. Keep it separate.

For dinner I got to have real liquids. I ordered a milkshake, potato soup, coffee, juice. The milkshake upset me enough that I had to get an IV shot for nausea. I would hate to think of myself yakking with my entire abdomen freshly stitched.

Wohoo! After a long night restless with gas pains, I finally pooped! Had to call in the nurse to check it and mark me off on my progress report.

Walking - check
Off NG and Catheter - check
Pee - check, enter amount of urine here...
Poop - check