Rain forest ceiling at the Academy of Science
Well the plan was for Katie to go in for surgery today. Alas she got bumped. Sounds like there is a confluence of issues preventing Katie from going in. First, the surgeons are slightly reluctant to operate because of her immune and platelet levels. Second, she doesn't urgently need the surgery. Between those two, enough people got on the board to bump her. The doctors reassured us that there is a very good chance it will happen tomorrow. They used a restaurant analogy to explain it. Today Katie was more of a walk-in, but she has a reservation tomorrow. Of course when asked what time the reservation was for, all we got was a chuckle.
On a brighter note, they lifted the dreaded NPO so Katie has been able to eat for the past few hours. She's slowly trying to get her groove back with the eating thing. I can't believe I'm saying that about Katie, but 4 days without any food has an impact. Another good sign is that she was able to take seven laps around the ward.
So the plan is for Katie to get NPO'd starting this evening until they either operate or decide it won't happen tomorrow either. Once the operation is over, it'll probably be a day or two before she gets released. This is mainly because the oncology folks monkeyed with her immunosuppressant medications to reduce the load on her liver until after the operation. Once the operation is done, they will get her back on all oral meds and readjust them as well. It might take a day or two to get the levels dialed in enough to be released. Ug, well it sounds like we're almost done with this little episode.
-ian
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It takes a lot of strength to go without some form of food for as long as you, Katie. And learning from your strength, I promise to take extra time during my next meal or snack to strongly savor it, taking in each and every taste buds excitement, amplifying it like through a Marshall Stack set on eleven, with a super fuzz/big muff guitar pedal hooked up to it. I'll wrap my synapses around this experience and fly it to you with all my will. I'll choke back a beer, and laugh that the Cubs lost another one, while the Phillies (who'd a thunk it!?!??) made it to the big show. I'll toss a couple of quarters in the jukebox, and lean on it until someone comes up to me and says, "hey man, whay'd you play that song?" and I'll stare 'em down and say "are you really listening? This shit is the bomb, and don't deny it!"
I'll be talking with you soon, and we'll do it all together at some dive in the mission. (of course a very sterile dive, so maybe we'll just do it at someone's house... but you get the picture, don'tcha Red?)
Love, Hog
Posted by Jonny | October 21, 2008 5:55 PM
Posted on October 21, 2008 17:55
Hang in there group. We think about you guys all the time and as we "talk" Ed is out with Beth in San Diego. Today they toured the wine countries.
Posted by Jamie | October 23, 2008 7:14 PM
Posted on October 23, 2008 19:14