Post Opt Night 8

Lacey had another good night of rest and did not wake very often to press her pain button. She used less than half of the medicine during the night than she had used the previous 8 hours. She woke up this morning around 530 in some pain, but seemed like the pain was a result of not using much medicine through the night. She was able to get it controlled within an hour and by 630 she was sleeping again. The doctors came by again this morning and are pleased with Lacey's progress. They will increase the med today to encourage her intestines to wake up so that food will pass through normally. Her blood sugar before breakfast this morning was 135 and that is good, but they are going to increase her insulin shot by 2 units to keep it nice and low for now. They are still very positive that her insulin needs will continue to decrease as she continues to get better. Lacey and I were able to walk downstairs and outside earlier this morning and she really enjoyed a breath of fresh, COLD air. It was nice. I think it's about 28 here this morning but it was comforting to Lacey since she had not been outside since Oct 22 when she was rushed off the plane by paramedics. Lacey is far more ready to go home than the doctors are, and patience is wearing thin. Please pray for her to be patient and pray that her body will continue to heal by God's merciful healing touch. Pray specifically that food will move through normally and that her intestines will begin to work as usual.