Here’s Grandma, at the hospital. I’m here in Tennessee, enjoying time with Grandma. She had gall bladder surgery Tuesday (didn’t get to do the easy laproscopic route), and is recuperating nicely. Except for one tiny detail…seems to have a blocked bile duct. Tomorrow morning, they do a procedure to check on exactly what is going on, put in a stent, and hopefully, after they take out the stent in 4 weeks, that is that. Notice that except for the slightly yellow tint to her skin (I’m refraining from calling her “Old Yeller”) she looks really good, and is currently sitting in that same chair, reading a book. Vintage Grandma! Prayerfully, all will go well tomorrow, and I’ll be home Wednesday night, and my Aunt Imazo will take over the care of Mom and Dub in New Market for me.
They have these things they put on your legs to keep the blood from clotting…designed for those who stay in bed several days. Mom obediently used them this afternoon, but the nurse, as she put them on, quipped something along the lines of, “These are really for people who stay in bed. You don’t stay in bed. That, though, is a good thing!” She’s doing a good job of moving, and walking, and exercising. I get her outside for 30 minutes each day for some good ole’ Vitamin D. Except for being a fussy eater, she’s a really good patient, and I attribute her improvements to not laying around in some old hospital bed. Viva la improvements!
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Yes, I've had to wear those after my C-sections. I like to refer to them as 48 hours of leg massage...
Hope Ruby is feeling better and was stronger today. I know she is encouraged to have you there with her.
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