We are home

Shortly after my last posting, they called me into PACU2. Mary was dressed and ready to go so I went and got the car.

Once home, Shawna had frenzied herself by our absence. She runs out to the dog run and barks and then into the house and barks and repeats the entire time we are gone. Well, today is a rain day so when we got home, she was thoroughly soaked. We threw her in the utility sink, rinsed off all the stuff plus warmed her up and then blow dried her. Idjit Dawg, who normally does not participate in this frenzied activity, did do so today--rinse and dry a 2nd dog!

At that point, we both sat down and fell asleep. 4:30AM alarm clocks are too early given the time we normally fall asleep at night. And that is the reason you didn't hear from me until now.

The procedure went well overall. We've talked to the nurse and it is not expected that Mary will have immediate results. Hence, the planned visit with the doctor in two weeks. I guess neither of us understood that part of this protocol.

Mary is back on the MSContin to relieve pain and they told her to take partial doses going forward to see if the pain has lessened. If not, go back to full dose amounts. In other words (no don't say it, its a hospital-medical four letter word!) wait.

Overall, everything is OK. Mary ate a late breakfast before her nap and a lunch after we woke up so things are doing just fine.