A Couple More Days

Easter Sunday, April 12th -

Looking out the window from the 15th floor of Virginia Mason hospital, it's a gray, wet day. Just like many Easters in the past. I remember several times having to have easter egg hunts inside the house because it was too cold & wet outside for the kids. The challenge of the hunts inside the house is to always make sure you have accounted for ALL of the eggs, adjusting for snackage and breakage. If there's a discrepancy, just wait a few days or weeks and you'll have no problem finding the missing eggs (experience talking).

Yesterday afternoon was a break through, so to speak. I got clear indications that my digestive system is waking up following the 2nd surgery on April 7th. I'm sleeping well at night, using a lot less medication for pain, and starting to get interested in food other than cream of potato soup. Neo is behaving himself.

On the other hand, I'm still hooked up to IVs for nutrition, antibiotics, electrolites, and whatever else is needed. I think of the nutrition as 'chicken soup' and 'mashed potatoes'; one bag is yellow liquid, and the other is white.

My docs are taking a conservative approach in deciding to discharge me. They want to make sure my systems are working properly, I can control pain with pills, etc.. They don't want me to come back. So, it's likely that I won't be going home until Tuesday, April 14th.

Hope you get a few minutes of sun today!