But of course all cannot stay well. Kara's recovery has been pretty taxing. She barely slept last night and has had several screaming fits. She's agitated and in a lot of pain. Fortunately, Stanford has a great pain team so Kara has been placed on oxycodone every 4 hours with Valium, Ativan, and Dilaudid as well. UNFORTUNATELY she's had no urine output so she just had a Foley catheter placed.
Kara has an adorable 8 month old roommate who somehow manages to patiently endure Kara's cacophony.
Tonight I will be staying with Kara, and it will be my first night ever sleeping in a hospital. I've got Will & Grace and Barney DVDs to sustain us.
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We will be keeping you all in our prayers as we have just been through the same surgery with Kinsley. The first two nights are the worst, but I promise it gets better. We found the valium to help the best with the muscle spasms. Kinsley would get upset and was in pain every time the nurses came in to move her...which was every 2 hours. Hang in there and of you have any questions, or want to talk, please email me at the3turners@comcast.net. Kinsley is not in a spica cast now....instead she has a hip abduction pillow. However, she has had 3 spica casts in the past. I know Kinsley is a lot younger, so it is different, but if you have questions about adapting things, please let me know, I would love to talk with you. Again, we will be praying for your family and that Kara will be free of pain and will be able to rest.
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