102 #18

It was a good thing to take a day off writing on the blog - with the passage of time, I can see that Friday was kind of  like living in and surviving a bad movie rendition of a Stephen King novel. The Resident who came at 7:00 in the morning to tell Linda that she would be released on Monday would be played by some callow youth full of his own mighty wisdom (hmm..no-one is popping into mind - any suggestions?). This sent us both into a bit of a tailspin - ?homecare, drain flushing, RT, incision wound??? Later in the morning, Dr Temple (of course played by George Clooney) reassured us that there were many things to accomplish before she'd be kicked out the front door - 1 drain has to come out and yours truly needs to be trained in the care and flushing of another drain. And the removal of the filter needed to happen - inserted months ago to stop any wretched clots from making their way to the heart and lungs - which he said was a minor procedure - probably 45 minutes. And in reality, it turned out to be a 2 1/2  hour procedure and they couldn't remove the filter (but they say it's okay to be in there). And during the time that Linda was away, I had the audacity to visit the washroom and go to get some lunch - and of course that's when the neurologist (maybe Sigourney Weaver) came to talk to me about the MRI. And just when I was going to go to the Neurology floor and track down the Doc, there was a lockdown - DooWah, DooWah - such loud ringing everywhere, no-one allowed out of the rooms - someone from the Psych Ward had escaped (for sure, John Malkovich!!) and me just praying that wherever Linda was, it wasn't close to the Psych Ward. And then - Wham - Logan (PT - played by Anne Hathaway) came and went thru a whole swack of exercises for Linda's right hand and Jelena (OT- maybe Rachel McAdam) came soon after with suggestions for stuff we'll need when we get home for the bathroom. Then Linda returned, slept for a couple of hours and woke up starving! Ate turkey, scalloped potatoes and felt 'full' - not nauseated (Hurray!!) And then the credits started playing and I went home.  Yesterday was great - worked on stair climbing, lots of walks, ate small meals with minimum of nausea, and did some puzzles - and said she felt quite good.