The pain med is working and the steroid has already begun its work. Rox is walking around, gingerly, but walking. She continues to spend a lot of time sleeping, allowing the healing to take place.
This morning was hilarious. In spite of the pain and drug fog, she wanted to go out the front door for her morning walk. It took both Bob and I to encourage her to join us in the back yard. Picture if you will, two adults in their jammies and robes, talking baby-dog talk. Well, as embarrassing as it may have sounded to neighbors listening, it did work.
Rox was pain-free (we're pretty sure) with that Buprinex shot, but she seemed mentally foggy from it. She was completely knocked out from it, except for the times she'd raise her head and look at us cross-eyed. I'm sure she was confused about why she was feeling spacey and because we couldn't tell her, she found her comfort in having us stay close by. Hence the back-breaking night on the floor for mom..... tonight she's in bed with us!
All day today she's been "clingy"..... well, that's not exactly right. She's communicated to us that she wants us to stay near her. When we go into another room she gets up to come get us. She insists that both of us go outside with her. We just feel so badly for her, you know...
I wonder if the oral pain med also makes her a little spacey - she is feeling reassured with us within sight. And of course, we are happy to comply.
Impatient me is hoping that she will wake up all healed in the morning, but I know this is going to be a weeks-long process. In the meantime, I'm getting gates for the stairs.
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