Doing Hard Time

The epidural came out today around 2:00. By 4:30 Clem was in pretty serious pain despite the percocets which seemed like a wimpy substitute to me. After holding out for a little too long he finally complained and now he has a morphine pump at his disposal for a few days. It made a huge difference!!

We finally got the pain down enough to walk down the hall plus three extra rooms. The goal is to do more everyday even if it seems small. This has probably been his toughest day so far and I am hopeful that he will have a good nights sleep with the supplement of a few oral pain meds just before lights out.

Give him just a few more days and I think he will be able to tolerate visitors. His abdomen is still quite distended and the Doctor said that in a few days he would learn how to move without triggering the pain so intensely. I am pleased the Doc started the day with a Don't Be Discouraged talk because it was obvious that Clem was not expecting what hit him this afternoon. He continually repeats his Uncle Tom's advice and attempts to just let time pass. Today though was some hard time.