back from the hospital

[low_delta]

I sat with Cyn all afternoon, and evening. My mom and sister came down for a while around 8:00. It was kindof a dull day. She just had to lie there all day. No tests. Just a few meds. It was shift change just after I got there, so at least we got to talk to the nurse while I was there. He said she could go home if she wanted, but he gave us that attitude where doctors know best - even though they weren't really going to be doing anything for her. He pretty much had me convinced it was important for her to stay, but after a minute, I found some holes in his story. The stress test was already scheduled for 7 AM, and you have to be there a couple of hours ahead of time, so she decided she might as well stay. It didn't occur to me to ask why she had to stay in ICU. Two of her neighbors got moved to regular rooms. After insurance, we're going to be paying for about 20% of this.

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[blonnie.livejournal.com]

that sucks! i have another person on my list right now whose mother is in the hospital. of course, she'd had surgery so her situation is much more dire but when she stood up, all hell broke loose and now she's in an induced coma. but anyway, my point is, maybe it is better she stay there just until they figure things out. however, ICU does sound like overkill!
i'm glad she feels better. i can't imagine being cooped up in there all day. i hope things go well w/the stress test and most of all, i hope they figure out what was wrong. i also hope she finally got something to eat!!?!?

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

They finally decided she could eat, some time after noon. 45 minutes later, the orderly asked why she still didn't have lunch. He said he'd do something about it. He came back saying they still hadn't made her lunch, but he discovered they'd made her a breakfast tray that had been sitting around all morning, so he brought it to her. Mmmm, cold coffee and warm yogurt! And I think it was an hour after that before she got her lunch.

I'm sorry to hear about your friend's mother. That surprise stuff is the worst.