First major fault with Encompass. They messed up coverage on the shift change this evening. I began feeling cold after Martha and Charles left around 4:30 pm. It was good of them to come in but I had to gently end the visit as I felt a BM coming on. After, I got back into bed, and had an ok supper of shepherd’s pie (needed more Worcestershire Sauce!). Began shivering. I asked for more blankets and to raise the room temperature which helped a bit, and then fell asleep. Fitbit recorded sleep from 5:53 to 7:44 pm. Awoke to sharp stabbing pain in my right foot every 20 seconds or so. Called for nurse. Crickets. Called for nurse several times. I could hear them talking in the corridor, but no one came to see what was up. The pain at that time was as bad as the pain immediately after surgery and I was calling out: “Fuck, Jesus Christ, Owww.” Finally, around 8:05 someone put their head around the door to tell me it would take while for the nurse because it was a shift change – as if that explained things or relieved my pain. Around 8:15 a nurse came into give me meds: 30 mg Morphine, 1000 mg Acetaminophen, 300 mg Gabapentin. Relief kicked in around 8:30. The Tylenol should help reduce the fever.
Day 47: Saturday, June 27
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