12.55 Pop out for another quick smoke. Matron says the doctor has just finished his last op for the day, and will make his rounds soon. If he doesn’t go for lunch first. So I make it a quick one, and get back by 1.05.
The last patient just got back. That’s all four in the ward done. (One was still here from yesterday). Clouds have started to fill in outside, and it's not so sunny anymore, but still pleasant.
Princess is nodding off all the time. Nurse just came to check her blood pressure and pulse again. Every hour now, for today at least I think.
I'll wait for the doctor to come by, and try to remember all he says so that I can make a note so as to share with the Princess when she's more aware. After that I'll go home. Need to sort out the kids and stuff, and then get back here this evening. Sure they will want to visit as well.
She got her first bunch of flowers just now. A nice bouquet from the Anglican Church we attended when we still lived in our previous home. We still keep in touch with the pastor / priest (it's a she). Nice.
I haven't got her any. Figured I'll get some when she's home, and all the rest have died off. Hope I figure right or else I could be in the dog box for a while......
1.30... Power is down to 12%.. better shut down for now.
1.45... found a wall plug in the waiting area. Nurses are fitting some fancy calf massage things to the Princess. Apparently, because she’s had this epidural / spinal block thing, and they are keeping it going, they need to stimulate the blood flow through the legs, or else there is the threat of blood clots! And as she's numb from the waist down, she can't even feel her toes, let alone move them!
So now the Princess is in vibrate mode!
(I'm sure all the people walking past think I'm busy doing work...he he, I don't even do any at the office, why would I start now!)
Was just approached by a Matron who asked me if I had relocated my office to this waiting area! I said I had wanted to but there was a problem with the network connectivity!! He he. And then she offered me some tea! No thanx, I'm a coffee guy, and had too many cups already! Good service!
Power is up to 33%, and the doctor hasn't come round yet.
By the time I get through this I will have typed a book! Wonder if anyone is going to bother reading such lengthy bloggs! (Apart from Jenny that is :-))
I went home at about 3.00pm. Picked up LuckyL at the sports club where he had played in a hockey match against a touring Malawian school team. Off home and got him and Gman to shower and get dressed to visit the Princess. Queen came with too.
I got back to the hospital at about 5.45. The doctor had been, 30 minutes after I had left! How’s that for crappy luck? Anyway, seems he was quite happy with the op, but apart from everything else he also had to remove half of the left ovary (the right one went as well). Problem with removing ovaries is once they all gone, the women have to start taking hormone replacement tablets, and the Princess does not want to do that!
Anyway, she was looking good. She’s resting. No pain, yet! The matron came around again, gave her the “before I leave” talk (she knocks off at about 7pm), and warned her that once the drugs start to wear off she will need to be strong as she will be in much pain. She does have the morphine pump though, and will use it!
Sister-in-law turned up at about 6.15 so we left. You can’t have too many visitors around at one time. Anyway, I had to drop Gman off at a friend high school where they were having an International Evening. (They have multiple food stalls each representing a different country – fund raising exercise).
Got home to a precooked supper, (done in a slow cooker) and now it’s relax in front of the TV time.
More later.
Salagatle!
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