Well it was a huge surprise but when I came in for my morning visit yesterday the surgeon popped in and said that Judy was "going home today".
It would be a lie to say I was overjoyed. Frankly the fact that I had run from the shower and direct to the car meant that the house was a mess. It wasn't utter chaos, but close enough. However the last 18 hours at Danbury had been a bit of a challenge, and Judy really really wanted to be home!
Judy had been moved from her private room to a shared one, and her new room mate made a lot of use of the call button, the TV, or just plain yelling. The hospital is a good place to have life saving stuff done, but sleep is not one of the important things in their book. Even when Judy was in her own room the nurses would come in to change dressings at 3am, surgerical rounds sometimes started at 5:30am, there was just a constant series of interuptions.
Some interuptions were really very welcome - e.g. visitors! However Judy has slept most of the time since she came home. Hopefully she can do a lot more of that over the weekend as well. Monday is the start of phase 2 of this and I hope we can have a quiet time of rest together before all the tests and (hopefully) treatments start up again.
Judy will not be able to do much for a few weeks - she cant lift anything over 10 pounds on her right side, she cant swim for a few weeks, nor can she fly for 3 months :-(
Speaking of pounds, Judy lost approx. 12 pounds last week. Partially because it's been hard to eat but mostly because of what they drained out of her.
Just a quick update. Please feel free to add comments to this blog. They dont charge for it!
I'm so glad Judy is home, sweet home! So, I'm guessing this means you didn't have a chance to iron the pillow cases like I suggested? I hope and pray you three have a restful and peaceful weekend! Love, Elisabeth
ReplyDeleteWonderful news! We're so glad to hear that she's home.
ReplyDeleteWe're praying for all of you many times a day.
Hi Uncle Ron!
ReplyDeleteGreat news she is home and good that she can be in her own space getting as much rest as she needs :)
Thanks for keeping us updated, praying for you all
much love,
Danii
And do have lovely sleeps,the birds will sing you to sleep! And otherwise the frogs will!
ReplyDeleteI do pray you will feel so fefreshed when you wake up again!much love.mum.
So glad Judy is home... and having her be part of bible study this morning was an extra added special treat!
ReplyDeleteAll our love to her!!! =)
p.s. They had me enter in a credit card # to post this... should I be worried?
Hope you all managed to have a quiet weekend together and that you managed to get some quality sleep Judy. All the best for your scan tonight / your tomorrow - will be thinking of you whenever I wake during the night!!
ReplyDeleteLove Sandra