2 Days after surgery

Had a good night - slept quite well - only woke up when nurses came in to take vitals etc. Matthew was sleeping longer between med. pumps - up 8 ish - did a few exercises on our own ordered breakfast - Dr.'s aid came in to change all bandages - took quite a while, but was nice to get all cleaned up - finished around 10:30 - pancakes arrived - Matthew only had a little - started keeping food down tho. - PA also switched him to oral drugs - removing intravenous - thinking making blood level low (diluting) - so now is off PCPump and on oral - Percocet (oxycodone/acetaminophen) - but still makes him itch and have weird dreams - doesn't like it. - I had to race back to house to switch all belongings into room 101 - that Heidi had vacated. - then back to hospital - Matthew ate 1/4 sandwich and 1/2 cookie - had another pain pill - downgraded to only 1 (not 2) - but still making him itch - think we'll try tylenol#3 - he wants to leave tonite... have to see what PA says when comes in this pm - PA gave prescription for meds needed over weekend for discharge, but Dr. Standard came by and said it's too early (after I rushed to get meds) - but, when we called him back and he realized we had requested to leave not that hospital was rushing us out - he said OK! - Matthew just set new record for leaving early! - and for level of pain meds. - so we left the hospital and got to the HPatz house about 6-45pm. - Matthew rested in chair while I raced around tidying up the room as all I had time for earlier was to drop and run. - finally cleared everything away tho - Matthew still feeling effects of drugs - little nauseous - still having trouble keeping anything down - tho - watched tv and used computers in eve, had a shower then called it a nite.