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Thank you all for the advice. This pic is of Mom Wednesday (2 days ago) on the day of the surgery. They sent her home! That day!! She felt great! We were all so excited and relieved! It's been 48 hours now and she is MISERABLE!!! A LOT of pain. My sister called the Dr. and he said this weekend, start trying to go 6 hrs with hydrocodone and alternate with acetaminophen. I leave tomorrow for my turn to take care of her. It is a two day drive and my sisters are there now. I will be there for about 10 days. Another thing - she takes Ambien (I know - not great but she doesn't sleep). Of course now she can't take it being on all of these meds so she is not sleeping at ALL. Just little 15 minute naps here and there. He said maybe she can start that again on Monday. Praying for a good weekend for her! Oh, and he said she should not sleep in the recliner. I have no idea why!

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@juliedyan I'm glad your mom came through surgery well. Bless you for taking the first long shift to take care of her during the most difficult part of the recovery. I know you'll do your best. You may want to keep a journal so you'll be able to look back and measure her progress. Those 15 minute naps will be beneficial too. I'm sure your mom will appreciate your help even though she may not be able to tell you that until she feels better.