Setback City

Thoughts of returning to Possibility City (Louisville) in the near term are fleeting. We are mired in Setback City. That’s my new nickname for Cleveland. Can’t anything ever go smoothly for our girl? This two steps back thing is starting to get to me. We’re now re-inserting IV lines. Pain level has increased to six. Upset stomach, ashen complexion, I’m having flashbacks to December.

I was hoping this was very temporary and caused by taking percoset on an almost empty stomach. Problem with that is the nausea started before the percoset was administered and is continuing, and at about 2:30 P.M. unfortunately increased to the next step. Simultaneously, the stoma is doing its thing loudly. I mean scary loud, even the nurse went “whoah.” We had two nurses tending to Renee at one point. One was trying to find a vein while the other was on bucket and clean-up duty. Nurse one failed and called for a vein finding specialist. Nurse two luckily did a pretty good job so she gets the good help award for today. They talked to the doctor by phone. No one seems too concerned except about the hydration angle. Therefore the IV line is back in with a good dose of fluids flowing.

We also just got word that Renee’s back on clear liquids for a little while. She doesn’t get to touch the dinner tray they brought. The apple pie tasted excellent! What, you expected it to go to waste? Hospital food is starting to taste good and I’m not even the patient. I have been in this dang place too long.

Looks like I’ll be hanging around late tonight to make sure Renee has purged the setback from her system.