exercises at home

[labguides]

Our daughter came home yesterday (day 4, post surgery) ...


I made schedule for meds, coughing/spirometer/back clapping and her initial PT/OT exercises. But.. I hate to awaken her to do these. In the hospital, she was awakened for meds, but not for exercises. How did you handle these exercises/meds post-op at home?

 

[bvdr]

Sleep is too hard to come by to awaken for exercises. It depends on the medicine whether I would wake someone up. If it is something that is taken every four hours then maybe....if it is a once a day and I would expect her to wake up in the next hour or so then no.

I'm glad she is home and under your watchful care.

 

[hensylee]

depends on the medicine and its importance to her condition. Pain meds - she will probably let you know when it is beginning and that's the time to give it - before the pain sets in. Heart meds should probably be on time.

Exercises - I chose my own schedule. They gave me a sheet showing exercises and positions. I did them several times a day all by myself - with cousin standing not far.