Evening approaches

Mary is still resting comfortably. The wheels of medicine are starting to turn. She has met doctors from the internal medicine department (2), surgical unit (1), GI unit (1 plus Dr. Banerjee), ER (known as ED for Emergency Department) (2) and a bevy of various staff residents--the benefit (or price) of a teaching hospital.

The x-ray is done and they are taking her for a CT scan as I write this. I missed that in a prior posting and they want the CT scan before moving her to her room. The MRI (MRCP) scan will be done sometime tomorrow, it appears. She now has two IVs in place because if they need to put stuff in her in a hurry, two openings are better than one. After the CT scan, she is not returning to Emergency. She is being taken directly to her room. I'll post when I arrive there.

Also, we are waiting to meet Dr. Brendan C Visser, the surgeon who is at a different facility today and will be back at this campus later tonight or in the morning.

Mary's vitals are good, the fentanyl is working great and she is in pretty good spirits. I think she is looking forward to a room rather than this ER space.

More later,

Pat