2/26/22

 

Yesterday was another long one bc the day before I gave him lactulose, which is a laxative. This morning his residuals were the lowest they have been in a week, so thats a relief. Hopefully it keeps moving. I ordered some bed pan liners. 67 cents each is a bargain. They will come Monday. Getting used to this, he was able to get on a toilet before the hospital visit. Learned how to change all the sheets and bed liners with him on the bed. I told the cleaner aide I was learning a l ot from her and she said she was learning from me. Later I might tell her NOBODY learns more than ME.  Look where I started. 8}

 

It's hard getting his digestion back in tune. Prior to last week it was Colace 2x a day, with liquid Dulcolax if no go for 4 days. Now its Colace and Senna 2x a day and Lactulose if no go for a few days. For pain hes on a patch and I watch his forehead for signs of pain. I give him a morph at night. I worry about giving him too much and not enough. Hopefully this is about right. 

 

Everybody has been pulling more of their own weight around here.