A long chat with P.

[Guest guest]

Well I just got off the phone with ...we spoke for almost a half

hour and she sounds good. In fact, she had to hang up because they

were getting ready to wheel her over to the rehab floor.

Let me see what I recall.

She went into the surgical suite still a little awake...they had given

her some ativan but she didn't go all the way out until they put the

mask on her...so she was a little freaked out...but now says " hey, I

survived it " .

She had her sister stay with her for the night after she came out of

ICU...she just felt when she needed to turn it was not in a half hour,

it was right THEN...so she wanted more one on one...and her sister was

willing, so that worked out.

Dr Rand visited her last night...he took the central line out and

straightened out the " no solid food " business, and gave her the " bling

he had removed " ...Our poor was very hungry and they were not

agreeing to let her off the soft diet until they had it from the

horses mouth, I guess. She was threatening to order up a pizza...but

she didn't have any money!!

Apparently she has recieved over 100 emails and the woman in charge of

that office came up herself to meet the " star " patient...she is the

record holder apparently at NEBH! She says she has recieved all the

notes and has appreciated them...when she wasn't feeling well enough

to manage them herself her sister read them to her and they lifted her

spirits.

She is up and walking with a walker...can use the bathroom herself and

has hopes for a shower this afternoon. With any luck she will feel

pretty human after that. She says the hardest part is thinking that

she has to go through this again...and I can symapthize there...but

what is the choice?

She says the shots in the belly were not as bad as she thought...as

those of us on the " other side " were saying...it sort of is the least

of your worries at the point that they show up with that shot.

Pain control sounds like it is on target...she can tell that the

sciatic pain is gone and she is feeling the pain from the surgery

itself...so far so good!

If I think of anything else I will let you know.

Cam