Juiced up!

They pumped Mom full of stuff yesterday.  At one point, they had two IV pumps going at the same time.  She got antibiotics, two units of blood, and potassium.  Her face has filled back out; it was looking gaunt for a while. 

For those interested in her vitals: her temperature this afternoon at 4:00 is 100, blood oxygen is 91%, blood pressure 117/61.   Her white blood count this morning was .7, up from .3 yesterday.  The goal is 1.0.  So she's definitely not as sick as she was. 

Sometimes the better you feel, the harder it is to be sick.  I asked her if she was getting bored.  She said, "Yes."  We always said that Mom was not likely to be a happy camper as a patient, when and if she ever got really sick.  And that is indeed the way it has turned out.  Nurses generally make unwilling patients, though, don't they?

This morning when her doctor came around, she told him that she was mad at him for making her feel better.  He took it well.  I think he even was glad that she was getting sassy with him.  

Although she mainly just briefly asks and answers question, she is interacting more lucidly now that her vitals are starting to pick up again.   She's just still too weak for conversation.