1/22 Low Key

Not a lot happened today…really low-key. Josie had a good time with the physical therapy gang strapping on some roller skates for some fun and games. She had some laughs at times during the day. But more times than not Josie was feeling pretty bad.

Nothing interesting showed up on her lab-work today. All the services came in for a look see at Josie but nothing different came up. It’s kind of funny…not much to talk about for a day when almost every day over the last five months has brought one surprise or another. This is just the kind of day we need to keep the idea of going home strong.

Josie's pain is still an issue. She's still on a hefty prescribed dose of Methadone and is allowed additional doses of Oxycodone every four hourse if she needs it for breakthrough pain. We've tried to maintain a certain comfort level with her pain and provide Josie with additional pain medicine when appropriate, but at the same time we'd really like to see her become less dependant on these narcotics.