Another Day

It wasn't a real good night. Rebekah continues to not feel real well. It is clear that she is in pain, her nose continues to run and she's been doing A LOT of little sneezes and she continues to drool. I'm sure that her mouth is sore based on how she's keeping it closed and how much she is drooling. Rebekah would, periodically, wake up screaming. Her temperature continued to spike throughout the night.

At 1:30 am or so, I went out to the nurse's station to check and see when she had last been given Benadryl and Morphine and if she could have more. She had recently gotten her dose, so she couldn't have more.

As I was standing there talking with the nurses, I got really dizzy (room spinning). They noticed that I had gotten really pale and offered me a chair, so I sat down. However, I wanted to lay down. They wheeled me into Rebekah's room on the chair and I took a few steps over to the bed. Then I felt I was going to throw up, so they got me a basin. A little while later, I checked my blood sugar (just to make sure) and it was well within normal range. When I was up a little later (getting Rebekah some ice water) the nurses asked if I had eaten anything today, which I had. I'm not really sure what the dizzy spell was all about. I'm feeling better this morning, but not 100%.

Between the alarms, the waking/screaming fits, and my not feeling well, I didn't get much sleep.

When the nurse came in around 8:30 to check on Rebekah, her diaper was overflowing and had soaked the pad under her. So she changed Rebekah and the pad. About 9:30, I could hear that Rebekah was having a bowel movement. I gave her a minute or so, to make sure she was done, and then went to change her. She must have shifted in her diaper and none of it made it into the diaper - what a mess. I was able to get a stool sample for testing and got Rebekah changed and cleaned up and into the chair, so that her bed could be remade.

Amy with Physical Therapy showed up just then and asked how we were doing. I told her we needed a complete bed remake and she went to get our nurse. While Rebekah sat in the chair, Amy played with her while making her work her muscles.

Blood cultures are negative so far. We are continuing with the antibiotics and "wait and see" mode. It has been more than 24 hours since she last threw up. Let's pray that continues.