030 Sitting, lying and moving

I stayed in the ward all day yesterday and learned a lot from my young father. I thought that this whole day, in addition to the infusion, there should be only nebulization, which is quite special. However, after waiting all morning, no nurse came to help my father do the nebulization.

While looking at my father, I also asked the young man where the equipment for atomization came from. Because, I was afraid that when the nurse came to help my father do the atomization, in a hurry, I couldn't get the equipment and delayed the business. The young man's family was very enthusiastic, and when they saw my inquiry, they immediately said cheerfully that if the nurse did not bring it by then, then they could provide my father with their own extra equipment.

The father didn't snort all morning, and the young man's mother didn't know how many times she praised it. After the surgery, I was already uncomfortable, and in my father's words, it was as if I was sleeping in a thorn bush. It is no exaggeration to say that at that time, my father must have felt uncomfortable everywhere in his body. In addition, the whole body is full of various tubes, and there is no second position except lying face up. Over time, even a healthy person can feel extremely uncomfortable, let alone a father?

In cases of extreme discomfort, the father will also ask for a change of position. It is said to be a change, but in fact, it is just a switch between the two. Either you have your back facing up, or you can sit up. Whether you lie on your back to sit up, or from sitting up to lying down, you must first carefully follow the various tubes and IV tubes on your father's body before you can help him move his body. When I moved, I mainly had to exert force, because my father had just finished the operation, and excessive force could easily cause the wound to burst.

As for how to move, it is also a matter of skill. The hospital bed has its own unique structure, and if I sit up, then I have to put the long table on the hospital bed upright first, so that when my father sits, his hands and body can find a fulcrum, so that he can feel more comfortable. Then I dragged my father's back against his neck with one hand (not too far down, because any further down would be close to the scar) and lifted him up. When my father sat up, he was too far forward, so his chest would be pressed against the long table. At this point, I was able to get my head under the tube as fast as I could, and then I was able to carry my father's hips with both hands (three or four tubes were inserted in each of the left and right ribs, so my waist was out of reach), and then I pushed my father backwards with all my might. I had to try to lift my father's upper body up, otherwise it would be very painful for my buttocks to rub against the bed. It's easier said than done. It can be said that this move is completely self-employed.

Once my father was fully seated and made sure that the pipes had been straightened out, I had to run to the other end and shake the bed up close to my father's back. This is done on the one hand, so that the father's back can have a place to lean, so that it will feel more comfortable to sit, and on the other hand, the father's back is close to the mattress, which can also play a certain role in keeping warm. It is precisely because of the large number of tubes on his body that it is difficult for his father to wear clothes from behind after sitting up, and at this time, having his father lean back against the mattress has become the only practical way to keep warm. Of course, this is not enough. When all this was done, I had to wrap my father in the front with a quilt.

If you lie down, then the procedure is completely opposite to what you just did. To put it simply, it is to put the long table down first, and then shake the raised bed down. Finally, he held his father's back close to his neck, slowly lowered his father, and then covered his father with the quilt. During the whole process, you have to be extremely cautious, and you also have to keep an eye on the tubes and infusion tubes on your father's body at all times to ensure that there are no accidents. In short, lying down, like sitting up, is absolutely different from ordinary people, and that is a very, very troublesome thing.

Although I had learned a lot from the young man yesterday, when it was my turn, I realized that the little bit I saw was not enough to deal with all the realities I was facing. So, the first few times, I still felt a little scrambling. Through continuous attempts and summaries, we have gradually explored more reasonable procedures. Perhaps this is the so-called practice makes true knowledge.

Although every toss is more troublesome and quite exhausting, as long as my father asks for it, I will still complete it to the letter. At this point, I finally understand the tireless mentality of the young man yesterday. Seeing my father's uncomfortable appearance of not sitting or lying down, I was already very heartbroken. At this time, as long as I can make my father feel comfortable, no matter how hard and tired I am, I will only be happy with it, and I will never show the slightest impatience.

Although the father would also ask for a change of position, it was by no means as frequent as the young man's father. According to incomplete statistics, the number of transitions between sitting and lying down should not exceed one-third of the south hospital bed. For this reason, the young man's mother praised his father many times, and complained many times: "Look at you (her husband), tossing endlessly." As soon as you sit up, you have to lie down; Just lie down, and soon sit up again. ……”

"It's not that you don't know that this person who has just undergone surgery is uncomfortable all over. You think I want to toss? Isn't that uncomfortable? When the young man's father heard this, he immediately refuted angrily, of course, the words were mixed with coughing and wheezing from time to time.

"You just went under the knife? Look at the people (pointing to my father), that's the guy who just had the surgery. People just came out of the intensive care unit today, and they haven't been tossing around like you. "The difference between husband and wife and father and son is quite huge, and the young man's mother has no intention of giving in at all.

"Don't blame him, this has just been operated, and it is indeed very uncomfortable. I'm the same way, I always feel sick no matter what. Seeing that there was a big quarrel between the husband and wife in the south, my father hurriedly interrupted.

"yes. Just let him move. Just be careful when you move. I didn't want the couple to really quarrel, so I also persuaded them.

"You're still strong!" The young man's mother did not complain any further, but smiled and said to my father, "Not only is it not like my old man who is always moving around, but he never hums a word. Her admiration for her father was palpable.

"Actually, there's nothing wrong with humming." Before my father could speak, I took over and said, "At least it can ease my emotions." I wish my father would hum a few words. From a psychological point of view, humming a couple of sentences and expressing it is not necessarily a bad thing. ”