Surgery Update 2

Mom's doing pretty well. She's hurting, of course, but they've got her on enough meds for it right now the only place that hurts are her chest and arms. It may seem that's enough as it is, but she's had chronic full body pain for years, since I was little, so this means they're taking her pain levels seriously and are doing their best to minimize them. When she was hospitalized last year with encephalitis at another hospital they weren't taking her pain levels all that serious and telling her she should just bear with as much pain as she could for as long as possible. That was at another hospital, one in the town we live in instead of one 40 minutes away, but still, that was the one thing I didn't like about how she was treated there. Other than that they did well and got her treated before it got bad enough she slipped into a coma or anything.

She hasn't eaten more than a bite or two yet today, but her appetite is going to be off for a while, they said it could actually be months before her appetite is what it use to be. At the rate she's going at they're going to have the drainage tube out of her chest tomorrow and off most of her IV medications by then as well. I'm gonna bring her one of my plushies tomorrow, since I have my Train Heartnet one that I haven't taken out of the bag yet so it's much cleaner than her own L plush (or even her slightly newer Urahara plush). That way she'll have something there to perk up the room a bit and remind her I'm thinking of her.

Work is being understanding of the whole situation going on. Corporate has their rules and regulations, but management at the location I work at is being very flexible. I have to stop in on Monday to talk with the location manager but everything should go smoothly. I'm still worried about possibly needing to use some holiday hours but there's a chance I may not have to. There's still some hope I may make it to at least part of YoumaCon then. Also, my niece and my sister-in-law's parents are great. They stopped by when we were still away and left us a frosted spice cake and a couple of cards to bring to mom tomorrow.

Personally I'm feeling a bit better. A little daunted by all I have to do to get the house ready, but I know I can manage it. I'm eating better, although it seems I can eat more without getting queasy or throwing up at the hospital. Perhaps it's the good sushi there, or perhaps it's because I know I'm closer to mom and can see how she's improving little by little there. And I know mom gets worried when I'm not eating well, so I guess if I let her know I'm starting to eat well again she can focus more on getting herself better and not get sidetracked by my own issues. She's got it bad enough as it is that I don't need her worrying about little things like my nervous tummy.

Alas, there is some sad news for anime and manga fans. As relieved as I am everything is going well with my mom it saddens me to have found out today that after being missing for about a week they've apparently found the remains of Yoshito Usui, creator of Crayon Shin-chan, and are still waiting to recover them and confirm its identity. I'm not a huge fan of the series but I know people who are and it's never a good thing when an accident takes someone's life and leaves family behind to mourn their loss. It wasn't a smart thing for him to go mountain climbing alone, perhaps at least one person can learn from this and remember to take their safety a little more seriously and bring a buddy along when they're hiking through potentially dangerous mountains. As pretty as nature can be it's not something to take lightly. My thoughts go out to his family and friends.