This has been a relatively uneventful day. Robert may think otherwise since he was awakened at 4:30 am when they moved in a new roommate. He didn't get very much sleep after that. The roommate has proved to be quite interesting...he is a talker and is so eager to talk he doesn't like the curtain closed between us! Over dinner tonight Robert put his mental health screening skills to use as he listened to him pour out his problems. Between observing his co-workers in the ER when we arrived Thursday do a mental health screening on the bed next to him and watching him here in the room, this hospital stint has turned into 'take your wife to work day'! Robert and his new roomie are still talking, now about politics. Yikes. I was getting nervous there for a bit. They found out they have something in common - pancreatitis...and, surprise, his was caused by alcohol. Now they have heart procedures to compare. I think this is a good night for me to leave early...Robert will be very entertained! He may not even notice I'm gone :) And Robert seems to have a calming effect on him.
The plan is still to have the ablation procedure in the morning as far as we know. He has stayed in sinus rhythm all weekend and has been relatively stable. For the angiogram on Friday, they entered an artery in his groin and put a catheter up into the heart. For the ablation tomorrow, they will enter a vein in his groin and put a catheter up into the heart. I'm glad I reminded the Dr the vein has a vena cava filter...he had forgotten he will need to maneuver past it. Sounds to me like we need extra prayers!
We've already had 5 nurses in 3 days...and tonight's shift will be number 6. We will probably mention our concern about 'continuity of care' again when we go through discharge. They are all great nurses but you have to tell your story again each shift and make sure they are tracking everything. Once again, I'm reminded how grateful I am for an Advocate that knows everything about us and speaks up for us.
I'll keep you posted tomorrow and please say those extra prayers.
~Jeanette
Things that should never be...
10 years ago
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I have you both in my prayers. God does guard the thoughts and emotions during these times. What a wonderful Spirit He has given us. It means a lot to see how many God has drawn into your lives through these circumstances. We are soldiers together through this.
- Gary C.
You will be in my prayers today.
Jenny Rudkin
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