SHE'S HOME!!!!!

I received a call from Angie at a little after 6 am, advising that one of Dr. Janicek's residents (Dr. Skinner) was in and said things looked terrific and that she'd be losing the catheter today. About 8 am Angie called again and said that Dr. Skinner came back by and mentioned that going home today was a strong possibility. I finished a couple of reports I had to get out for work and made it to the hospital by 9. She was sleeping when I arrived, she awoke about 9:30. She was scheduled to get her IV port placed, she said there were 7 people ahead of her. They finally picked her up at 12:15 to take her down, we had been told she'd be away for about an hour. I ordered her her first REAL FOOD lunch since last Wednesday - a turkey sandwich and of course POTATO SALAD. At 2:15 she was still not back and Dr. Janicek stopped by to see her. I told him she was getting her port and that it had been 2 hours - he said he'd stop by later - said he didn't see a need for her to stay any longer as long as she could eat. She got back to her room about 2:45 pm - ate - then we waited for the doctor. At around 6 pm one of the nurses told us he'd been seen on the floor abd that he'd likely be by. The nurse paged him at 6:45 pm - and finally at about 7:15 just before the nurse shift changed Dr. Jamicek phoned over the "all clear" and Angie signed herself out. She's ecstatic to be home, propped-up with pillows on the couch and enjoying her familiar/comfortable surroundings. She's still re-building her strength, so phone calls are probably a day or 2 away.