Consultation

Dr. Brown, the surgeon, just stopped by a few minutes ago. He went over the surgery report with Deb, reporting that everything did indeed go very well. He went into a lot of medical jargon with her that went over my head a little so I won't report on that, but the overall gist is that everything is going according to plan.

We discussed her release from the hospital as well. First, he wants to have her try just oral medication for pain control without the morphine pump. If that goes well, I think she'll be free to head home whenever she feels that she's up for it, but if it doesn't, he'll put her back on the pump and keep her around a bit longer. I personally think that she wants to head home not long after lunch, so we'll keep our fingers crossed that the oral meds work out well.

I wouldn't mind getting out of here either. I think we'll both be happier once she's home in her own bed or on her own sofa (her choice). With Deb's mom coming into town for the next two weeks I think we can handle the required nursing duties between the two of us.