Bionic lioness: morning 2

[jenett]

I got in to the hospital today around 6am to find out that Elise has been having more issues with the Crohn's disease than any of us would like. By the time I left (3 hours later), we still didn't have any resolution to this, though our RN friend and one of the doctors were making progress in that direction.

(I was hoping that by the time I got home from various other errands there'd be an update, but I'd much rather people spend time fixing the problem then telling me about it, if I get to pick one. And no one's called me in a panic, so that's also very good.) I very much hope for better news in the near future.

The hip, however, is causing her less pain than it was, and she's got much better response and ability to bear down with pressure in that foot (and in the exercises she's been able to do lying down: the Crohn's flare up was making it very hard and painful to sit up, given the hip limitations.)

I'll be in there most of the day tomorrow before going off to fetch sonyawinter from the airport. Sonya Winter is a friend of Elise's who's coming to visit and be a lady's companion for a few weeks. We are much appreciative for all sorts of reasons around here about that.

Comments

[aedifica]

I don't know as much as I might about Crohn's. Does this mean there's a problem with the hospital food not being Lioness-friendly, or is this unrelated to the food? Either way, I hope it's resolved quickly (and for the good). But it's good to hear the news about the hip progress!

[jenett]

The hospital food has been suprisingly sensible (she was still on a soft food diet when I was there, but there's been broth, and pudding, and juice, and multiple popsicles - and they've been very careful about checking for artificial sweeteners.)

The Crohn's issues seem to have been triggered by antibiotics (they didn't manage to get her probiotics to go with them, as her Crohn's doc wanted), and her med schedule being somewhat off what she's used to. (Plus the issues of other stress on the body, etc. etc. etc.)

[bam]

I believe that Crohn's is one of the autoimmune system diseases. It would not be surprising if the stress of surgery brought on a flare. I hope that there are medications to bring it under control that are compatible with Elise's treatment for post surgical pain.

[nitoda]

Thinking of her and wishing her a speedy recovery