Saturday July 14

The pain has started.....not the best title for Saturday-but the truth none the less.  As Leticia has been weened off of the pain medication from the surgery-the pain has gone up.  She can now only push the little button for pain medication through her IV  a couple of times a day so she has had to supplement that with some pain pills.  She is battling right through it though. Between yesterday and today she has been up to walk 5 times so far-and each time gets a little easier.  It is a slow moving route-but at least she is up and about. She is now on a non all liquid diet, so she is getting to eat more than just chicken broth and jello for her meals.  The doctors and nurses all say that she is proceeding very well and it looks like we are going to be in the hospital until Tuesday morning.  The hardest thing right now is to find a sitting position that is comfortable, she is basically in the same position whether she is in a chair or in her bed.  Hopefully the walking becomes easier tomorrow.