Strong Medicine

What an impressive site. I visited My Strong Medicine, a blog of a nursing professional, among other things. I love his post titled, “Hi, I’m the nurse. We’ve never met.” Read it. I applaud his style and enthusiasm. Thank you for posting this.
He mentioned something in another post. Here’s the quote:
It’s OK to forget, it’s [...]

Kim getting sick

Is Kim getting appendicitis? Doctor says she may or may not be getting it. May be scar tissue stuff he says. Yesterday she had a low-grade fever of 99.7, positive rebound tenderness at McBirney’s point and positive Rovsing’s sign. Additionally, she has had increasing abdominal tenderness, especially on moving bowels or passing flatus. Today, she [...]

Kim in Hospital – Day 3 (or 4 or somethin’)

So, Kim is home today. She came home a few hours ago. After her prednisone (steroid) treatments starting yesterday, as well as antibiotics and rest…she turned a corner. She’s pretty much back to herself today. Her sore throat is much better. Swelling is down, but not gone. Spirits are up – and we notice it! [...]

Kim Hospital – Day 2

So this morning, Kim looked terrible. She even tells me that she doesn’t remember seeing Mattae and Rosie. She was still feeling poorly, sleepy, etc. She told me that she didn’t get any morphine since yesterday and I asked her if she was still in pain. She said yes, 10/10. On my way out, I [...]

Kim’s in the Hospital – Day 1

So Kim’s in the hospital. She has tonsillitis and her throat REALLY REALLY hurts. Last night she said she’d rather have a baby – that’s how much pain she was in. The morphine barely touched it. Her pain was a 10 out of 10 (10/10) and the morphine only helped it go down to a [...]