Well, we're home from the hospital; mom had her heart catheterization done today. We had to report to the ambulatory surgery area at 7:00 am, ugh! They took her vitals and got her changed into the standard issue, ass-out gown. Since she used to work at this hospital, she knows practically everyone there, which was really nice as we got a little special attention. ;-) About 8:00 am, they took her away from me and I went to stare at the walls in the waiting area. Note: daytime TV is really, really insipid, as I discovered in the waiting room.
They called me back to the area around 10:30 am; she was back from the procedure. They said that her heart actually looked really good, but because the entrance site kept trickling blood, she would have to remain supine for at least 3 hours, instead of the 2 hours we were originally told. The nurses brought her some lunch, she munched a bit, then took some lovely drugs since her back was hurting. She soon passed out, and I just sat and read by her bedside.
At 1:30 pm (believe me, I was watching the clock!), the nurse said she could sit up. They called for one of the surgical docs to come and check out the site. He said it was looking good, so we were able to start getting her dressed to go home. After the obligatory instructions and do-not-do-this warnings, we were able to leave. So, finally, we were leaving the hospital around 2:30 pm.
Mom is now resting, and doing okay. She's a little nauseous, but she has a delicate constitution and gets nauseous just from gross jokes <g>. Thank you all for your thoughts, prayers and kind words.
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