Surgery day plus 4
I’m actually home! I was discharged from the hospital at around 4:00 pm.
Overall it was a great day despite the fact that I don’t think I slept a wink last night due to disruptions in our room. Some of my successes today included being able to roll out of bed myself – without any help; passing the “blood-sugar level” test four times in a row; and eating most of the three meals served. I was able to spend some time chatting with my various “ward-mates”. I was also able to “shuffle” my way around the nursing block several times. Dr. Muth (our ward doctor) had indicated that I might be allowed to go home today so long as I continued to progress as well as I had so far. So, as a testament to the many prayers of friends and family, I met that criteria today and was released.
The last few hurdles to cross were the withdrawal of the temporary pacemaker leads (slightly unnerving), the removal of my last IV cannula – the one put in while I was still awake on the operating table, and finally the removal of my portable heart monitor and all of its sticky leads.
James and Carolanne (my son and daughter-in-law) came along with Bec to bring me home. I found the drive home a little challenging but we made it safely and now hopefully I can get some sleep.
