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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[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

While staying at the hospital probably wound up being the best idea THIS time, I have to say that doctors are NOT gods and they do not always know best.(if they did, perhaps there wouldn't have been a need for her to BE in the hospital!) Cyn would have been much more comfortable at home, surrounded by her things, and of course with you there. My brother, who used to spend a good share of his time in the hospital, used to sign himself out when he got impatient, and go home. Hospitals are terrible places to be sick, and worse places to have to wait until 'they' decide what 'they' are going to do.

Hope you got some rest. Please let us know, when you get a chance, how things are going.