We got Dale home from the hospital last nite about 7:00. He was very happy to see his recliner. He took a nap as soon as we got home. It was not a good nite. His feedings ran out about 3:00 AM, they were suppose to last all nite. We refilled and went back to bed. He could not sleep because he had so much drainage down his throat. He added another pillow and that did not seem to help. He then got up and went to his recliner to watch TV and sleep. I set my alarm for 5:00 AM to give him some more pain killer. Went back to bed to try to get some more sleep. We are all sleep deprived right now and are needing to get into a routine. We have to flush his feeding tube every three hours and he gets pain medication every 6, (which is too far between times for him). The VNA (visiting nurses) will come today to check out his incision and help Dale with anything that he may need. Hopefully we will get his routine down and things will settle down alittle.
Later
Kath