So I'm getting the hang of feeding her the nutritional supplement through the stomach feeding tube solo. Since she got it implanted two weeks ago she's gained about 6-7 pounds back. She still needs to gain another 10 pounds or so to get back to her normal weight. She's doing 4 feedings a day- breakfast, lunch, dinner, midnight snack. Maybe she'll go down to three meals once she reaches her normal weight? She's getting her water through the tube as well, so now it's easier to prevent her from getting dehydrated. She even gets her pills through the tube. I break them up with a pill grinder I bought on Amazon, dissolve them in a cup of water and use the syringe to inject the pill water into the tube. She didn't get PT in the hospital so her hip and knee joints are tight and painful again. When the visiting nurse comes tomorrow I'll have to ask her to have the visiting physical therapist resume the PT.
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