Posted on Mar 17, 2019, 1:27 pm
#51
I only had hospital gown on me until the last day( got discharged and got to put on my own cloth, a loose t shirt and a short). I changed the gown once cuz it got dirty from stuff, with the help of my mom and the nurse. The gown itself is kinda pretty, with moon and star on it, looking bluish grey I remember. Actually you wouldn’t want to put on your own cloth for the first few days cuz the material of the gown is breathable and it’s light. You don’t ever want to feel hot in these days...)
I didn’t take a shower until yesterday. The first time my mom washed my hair was on the discharged day, I lay on the wheelchair (you can adjust its back angle) so the water wouldn’t flow down. ( but it did a little and I panicked)
Number 2, omg, at the beginning I didn’t have much arm strength so I couldn’t utilize the supporting rod over my head, I had to push the bed using my hands at the same time my mother and nurse lifted my legs and pulling me to the edge of the bed( gently, or else my legs hurt so bad). Then I had to stand up using the walker with my mom pushing my back and lifting me up. Sitting on the portal toilet was horrible as well as getting up after finished.
If I am to evaluate my mobility during the hospital stay, for the first two days I would say close to zero, my mother even fed me as it was unpleasant to eat by my self and I didnt wipe my own bottom until March 13th or so... (I could have done it earlier, maybe on the 12th)
As soon as the muscle on my arms started to gain strength, i could lift my self up a bit so it was easier to get off the bed and move to the sitting or laying positions i like. Still couldn’t move my legs on my own though.
I didn’t take a shower until yesterday. The first time my mom washed my hair was on the discharged day, I lay on the wheelchair (you can adjust its back angle) so the water wouldn’t flow down. ( but it did a little and I panicked)
Number 2, omg, at the beginning I didn’t have much arm strength so I couldn’t utilize the supporting rod over my head, I had to push the bed using my hands at the same time my mother and nurse lifted my legs and pulling me to the edge of the bed( gently, or else my legs hurt so bad). Then I had to stand up using the walker with my mom pushing my back and lifting me up. Sitting on the portal toilet was horrible as well as getting up after finished.
If I am to evaluate my mobility during the hospital stay, for the first two days I would say close to zero, my mother even fed me as it was unpleasant to eat by my self and I didnt wipe my own bottom until March 13th or so... (I could have done it earlier, maybe on the 12th)
As soon as the muscle on my arms started to gain strength, i could lift my self up a bit so it was easier to get off the bed and move to the sitting or laying positions i like. Still couldn’t move my legs on my own though.
