Great night, rough day...

Last night went smoothly for her. Today her pain management has been a challenge. A lot of 'break through' pain and muscle spasms. She has an epidural right now and needs occasional 'boosters' along with IV pain meds. They are trying to get her comfortable with oral meds - codine and Valium and now it is a matter of waiting for the cycle of new meds to become effective. They plan on keeping her in ICU through Sunday. So we may not leave til Monday at the earliest. I'm staying with her at night and Raj relieves me so I can rest at the hotel for a couple of hours in the afternoon. Of course the anesthesiologist told me the hip surgery is one of the most painful and she had four more procedures on top of that. Considering all she has to deal with she is being expressive and helping us understand where she is having discomfort. She also only cries when a spasm hits. She is pissed that she can't sit up, I can't hold her and she can't go home. But, who wouldn't be. They say the second day is the worst so hopefully she will so better this evening/tomorrow.