Krysten was doing pretty good today. Actually.. I would probably say outstanding compared to a week and a half ago, but she's got some hurdles to climb (as she did the last time she was in the hospital. The mild pneumonia seemed pretty good to me as well.
She has a lot of anxiety. It's from being in the hospital. Can't say I blame her. The last time she got out it seemed to go away a lot. Hopefully this time will as well. But until she's discharged.. it's going to be there.
The anxiety kept her from wanting to participate in PT today I heard. I just missed the being there when they came, of course! PT is very important for Krysten as we all want her to keep getting stronger. I had a pep talk with her and I made her promise me (with a candy bribe) that she would participate every day from now on. So Krysten.. you better be doing it tomorrow. I'll hear about it if you don't ;)
While I was there, Krysten developed a headache. First one she has had since the first day or two she was in the hospital. The Dr. came in shortly after and did a neurological check and everything was good there. Her blood pressure and other stats were also good. He wasn't to concerned but said he would call neurology and ask them for an opinion. He also said they would likely send her for a head CT just to be sure. A few minutes after the Dr. left she also started to feel nauseous and made herself vomit. They decided to head down and take her for a head CT then. In fact, they didn't even wait for transport, the Dr.'s and a few nursing students took her. Talk about service.
Everything turned out fine with the head CT. No new brain bleeds etc. I'm definitely glad they took her just as a precaution. The Dr. on the unit said neurology would be in sometime tonight to talk to her. It sounded like people who have bleeds on their brain like she did tend to get migraines sometimes afterwards though.
She was chowing down on a chili-cheese dog that Patrick brought her up from Anne's Dari Crème when I left. She even had a sip of water, and then a few more because Patrick left it sitting where she could get to it. She's a sneaky little thing.. that's for sure!!
I probably won't post every day now unless something major happens. So if you don't see a new post every day, don't think the worst. It's likely that there just isn't much going on :)
Love you Krysten!
Laura
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