Tuesday morning

The nurse (Krystal - another great one), said that Chris had a pretty good night. They have taken her off off the heavy duty pain meds and are now giving her something lighter which is taken orally and she is good with it.

She seemed especially restless and anxious this morning. I noticed and the nurse did too. We talked about it and Krystal gave her a big hug which seemed to help some. She has been on bed rest but she feels this restlessness has a lot to do with being stuck in bed so Krystal checked with the floor Dr. who said if the physical therapist thought it was ok to get out of bed she could sit in a chair, or more if she was able. About 30 minutes later the physical therapist came, they disconnected all of the IV tubes and wires, and five minutes later she was walking down the hall with a walker and the therapist at her side. YES! The surgeon happened to be in the hall and saw her. He told her she looked good vertical :-). I think this will probably exhaust her but will give her a big lift in spirits.

More later.