{"id":474,"date":"2026-04-17T17:51:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforgillianstpiat\/?p=474"},"modified":"2026-04-19T20:55:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T20:55:46","slug":"a-rough-road-in-the-icu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforgillianstpiat\/2026\/04\/17\/a-rough-road-in-the-icu\/","title":{"rendered":"A Rough Road in the ICU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It has been a rough road in the ICU. At first they had trouble getting her pain under control. Then it was finding the balance of pain management and managing her itching from the pain meds. She was still a freaking rockstar, she pulled her own NG tube and has been advanced to regular diet. She doesn\u2019t want anything to do with food yet, but it\u2019s an option. In Rounds this morning they decided she isn\u2019t getting anything here in the ICU that she can\u2019t get on the floor. Hoping she will be able to be in the GI unit this afternoon. 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At first they had trouble getting her pain under control. Then it was finding the balance of pain management and managing her itching from the pain meds. She was still a freaking rockstar, she pulled her own NG tube and has been advanced to regular diet. 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