Author: Dan Rahm
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Getting out today!
Melinda texted early me this morning and said “Doc came by. Going to send me home…maybe around 11:00am”.
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In her room
Melinda texted me last night and said she finally got into a room around 7:00pm. She’s eaten a little and said she was tired and her head hurts. They will be checking on her every 4 hours. It looks like she’ll be coming home tomorrow.
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Doing well
I just saw her. She looks and sounds so much better than last time. She said I just missed the surgeon but he said everything went really well and they were able to open a clear pathway and that it looks good. Her nose bleeds a bit so she has what she called a “nose…
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Still no bed…
But, she just called and said to come to recovery for a quick visit. I can see her briefly then I’ll probably be heading home.
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She’s done!
The nurse just called to tell me that the surgery went well and Melinda’s in recovery. She’s still in pain and they’re giving her some meds. We can’t see her yet…they’re waiting for a bed. They’ll call me again when I can go see her.
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She’s in the operating room
They just wheeled her down. They’ll update me in about an hour or so. Every doc and their residents explained their part in the procedure and that this is a much more favorable route to get to the cyst. They seem confident that they’ll be able to open a pathway to allow drainage into the…