The Physical Therapy people came by and had Cassie practice stairs. They wanted to make sure she can get up and down before she goes home. She was able to go up an entire flight, but by the time we got back to the room, she was pretty exhausted and in significant pain.
Of course, just a few hours earlier, they had taken away the PCA (pain button of Dilaudid). They attempted an IV shot of the same to help with the pain, but her IV was no longer working, so they needed to start a new one. Nobody was able to find a vein, so she had to do take this extra pain without help. It took a couple of hours to get an ultrasound tech to start a new IV using the ultrasound machine. So, today's progress came with lots of pain.
The medications they have her on are keeping her pretty sleepy, so she has been drifting in and out this evening.
More of the monitors were removed today, as were all the bandages. They are saying there is a chance she will go home tomorrow.
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