- Dianne is alert, but has some problems with communication.
- She says that her pain is an 8 on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the highest. She continually asks for pain and relaxer medications.
- Dr. Burnham checked her stomach again. He talked about operating, in the event that there is too much air in the abdomen, most of which would be in the intestines. He was not sure if the intestines were leaking and a CT would rule out that possibility. If there is a leak they might need to operate.
- Because CT was performed yesterday Burnham decided to wait until tomorrow, possibly perform another CT to see how the intestines are doing. Her stomach is so distended that he wants to find the cause either in the intestines or stomach. More updates on this tomorrow.
- Dianne was awake a lot more this afternoon, requested pain killers and ice, as well as Oprah. She told Rebecca she had a birthday present for her. She is much more aware of what is going on and where she is, as well as what day it is. She has been sitting up more and just mentions the pain in her legs. This might be from not moving her legs for such a long period of time. She has been sleeping off and on throughout the afternoon/early evening.
- Pulmonary reports that the numbers are gradually getting better.
- GastronIntestinal (GI) has concerns about the bowels in that they are not moving and have been distended. There is a chance that they might rupture. This is related to Ileus.
- Nephrology (Kidney) reports that the numbers continue to improve. Matt did dialysis from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm without complications. No dialysis will be scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday).
- Cardiology visit was positive. Normal results from the EKG and Echo cardiogram tests from yesterday.
- Everything is good from the Neurology standpoint. She's responding well. Recognizes me, knows that she is in the Longmont hospital, responds well to questions. Does not know the month.
- She says that her pain is a 10 on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the highest. Dianne's pain threshold has always been remarkable so this is really unusual.
- She had a stable evening
- Blood count has dropped. She is being given additional blood to help stabilize.
- The kidneys are still not functioning
- Dialysis is scheduled for 10:00 am
RN: Rachel (day) / Chris (night)
