Aunt Betty ... continued Day 2

After visiting the Orthopedic physician, Aunt Betty now has a cast on her leg. From the top of her thigh to her ankle. Dana, her son, contacted me and told me that she was doing better now that she had the cast. Dana was going to leave Aunt Betty's and her neighbor would be checking in on her and Aunt Betty would be calling me if she needed me to come stay with her over night. Since I hadn't heard from Aunt Betty I contacted her around 8:00pm. She didn't sound well, she was in alot of pain and said the cast was too tight and too heavy. I told her I would come over and spend the night with her. I contacted Dana and advised him that I would be staying with her. Aunt Betty had taken some Hydrocodone and was doing okay. Aunt Betty was dosing off and was sleeping when I went to bed around 10:30pm. About 6:00am I heard Aunt Betty rustling around. I told her to wait for me and I would be in to help. Aunt Betty needed to get out of bed and onto the porta potty. I helped her out of bed and onto the potty. I left to go to the bathroom myself and when I returned she was back into bed. I went to empty the porta potty and Aunt Betty said she was not able to do anything because she was in too much pain and couldn't support the heavy cast. She said she was going to hold it and for me to go back to bed. I went back to bed, but couldn't go back to sleep (right away). I stayed awake listening for any noises from Aunt Betty's bedroom. I heard her getting into the pill bottle. I fell asleep until about 8:00am. At about 8:30am, I went into check on Aunt Betty and she was awake but in too much pain. She had taken a hydrocodone at 6:00am and another at 6:45am. Dana called about 9:00am and was trying to get in touch with a care giver that he was going to hire for Aunt Betty. At about 9:30am a Physical Therapist arrived to see how he could help. He discussed how he could help and had Aunt Betty with using a walker and had Aunt Betty take about 6-8 steps with the walker. He also helped Aunt Betty maneuver to get in and out of the wheel chair. Aunt Betty wasn't feeling well light headed, nausea etc. After the PT left, Dana arrived with some microwavable food and to relieve me to go home. Dana or Aunt Betty would all me later and let me know what the situation was or if I needed to come over again. Since I hadn't heard from either Dana or Betty I called to see what was going on. Aunt Betty said she was doing good and that her friend Loretta was there and was going to stay the night. She also told me that her neighbor Mary (across the street) brought over some Chinese for dinner for her.