"The tincture of time" were the words used by Dr. Vesser, the surgeon. After the gall bladder was removed, he said the best medicine may be the tincture of time to see what Mary's body does with the inflammation. So here is the 18 hour report (about 18 hours since surgery ended.)
Mary's call woke me up this morning. She ate a full breakfast of solid food about 8AM, woke me up at 9AM, the sharp pain is gone, she has some discomfort from the four holes made by the laparoscopy and is chomping at the bit to start the recovery process. They have removed the oxygen meter from her finger and taken away the oxygen supply. She still has an IV in and she has the leg massagers on. If or when she starts walking, they'll take the leg massagers off. She asked me to get there asap with a robe so she can start walking. Why a robe? Stanford's hospital gowns are particularly good at revealing backsides and our girl is definitely feeling better if she is worried about exposing her backside.
I'll be there before 11AM so we can start her walking exercises.
Tincture of time, I like those words.
Pat
Sunday, April 19, 2009
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For future reference:
Wear one gown facing back (whee, breeze) and then another gown facing forward. All key areas are covered.
I recently learned this during a short stint at Sequoia.
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