The next day, Kelly was moved to a recovery room, and was scheduled to stay
there for just a day or so as a precaution. Her doctor's biggest concern
now was that she would develop an infection, and they wanted to keep an eye
on her to make sure that if that did happen, they would be able to stop it
quickly. He had switched the bandage though to make her look less like a
revolutionary war solider, and it gave her a chance to have her hair washed
for the first time in several days, despite the fact that it had to be done
in a sink by a nurse.
Later that day, Kris and Julie stopped by after work to visit her, and to drop off some fruit that Kelly had asked them to pick up for her. Kelly wasn't a fan of hospital food, but knew that she couldn't go one or two more days without eating, so she had Kris pick her up some apples and oranges to get her through the next few days.
"Hey.you look good, that whole revolutionary war look really wasn't for you." Julie stated.
"Thanks. I feel pretty good too." Kelly replied. Now that she was moving around more, she didn't get lightheaded half as often. The pain was still there, but at least she could get out of bed without the room spinning.
"I brought the fruit that you wanted. I also checked your fridge and made a list of things that you need at home. I'll pick them up for you before they discharge you." Kris added.
"You don't have to do that Kris."
"Don't worry about it Kel. It's no problem, it was just a few items."
"So has the doctor decided when he's letting you go home?" Julie asked.
"Maybe tomorrow, but it'll probably be more like the day after tomorrow. He likes to be cautious."
"Can you blame him? We all just want to make sure you're ok." Kris said.
"I'm fine. So how are things at the office going? Did you finish that case yet?"
"We're close to it. We'll probably finish the paper work tomorrow morning. Don't worry about work though Kel. We've got everything under control."
"I need something to think about, don't I? So was my theory right?"
The conversation continued from there for several more minutes before a nurse came in with a sedative for Kelly. Despite insisting that she could handle the pain, Dr. Jackson had prescribed one shot every evening for as long as she was in the hospital to force her to sleep. After she got the shot, Kris and Julie decided it would be a good time to leave, being that Kelly would be falling asleep very shortly. Kelly promised to call them the next morning, however, to let them know if she needed a ride home or not. As she was falling asleep, however, she found herself thinking about that day again, and she knew that that would only lead to more nightmares.
Later that day, Kris and Julie stopped by after work to visit her, and to drop off some fruit that Kelly had asked them to pick up for her. Kelly wasn't a fan of hospital food, but knew that she couldn't go one or two more days without eating, so she had Kris pick her up some apples and oranges to get her through the next few days.
"Hey.you look good, that whole revolutionary war look really wasn't for you." Julie stated.
"Thanks. I feel pretty good too." Kelly replied. Now that she was moving around more, she didn't get lightheaded half as often. The pain was still there, but at least she could get out of bed without the room spinning.
"I brought the fruit that you wanted. I also checked your fridge and made a list of things that you need at home. I'll pick them up for you before they discharge you." Kris added.
"You don't have to do that Kris."
"Don't worry about it Kel. It's no problem, it was just a few items."
"So has the doctor decided when he's letting you go home?" Julie asked.
"Maybe tomorrow, but it'll probably be more like the day after tomorrow. He likes to be cautious."
"Can you blame him? We all just want to make sure you're ok." Kris said.
"I'm fine. So how are things at the office going? Did you finish that case yet?"
"We're close to it. We'll probably finish the paper work tomorrow morning. Don't worry about work though Kel. We've got everything under control."
"I need something to think about, don't I? So was my theory right?"
The conversation continued from there for several more minutes before a nurse came in with a sedative for Kelly. Despite insisting that she could handle the pain, Dr. Jackson had prescribed one shot every evening for as long as she was in the hospital to force her to sleep. After she got the shot, Kris and Julie decided it would be a good time to leave, being that Kelly would be falling asleep very shortly. Kelly promised to call them the next morning, however, to let them know if she needed a ride home or not. As she was falling asleep, however, she found herself thinking about that day again, and she knew that that would only lead to more nightmares.