We Have Lift Off!

Well, not quite yet, but finally things are coming in to place.

G called the Coumadin clinic to reschedule his appointment, which was
to be when he will be in the hospital. The person he spoke with
asked for the name of the Dr. and the contact for the surgery.

Apparently she phoned the nurse (the one who hasn't got it together
to do what should have been arranged), and apparently convinced
her (and maybe the Dr.) that G should be admitted to the hospital
3 days before surgery to migrate from coumadin to heparin.

For those that care, coumadin is oral, and stays in your system
for 3 days. Heparin is by IV, and will leave your system must
faster. So the can theoretically take him off of the heparin just
a few hours before surgery, which will minimize the risk of a stroke.
We hope.

There is still a risk. It scares me because any time they start
pushing things through his arteries and veins there is a chance
a clot can break away.

But at least now they are doing what they can to minimize the
risk of a stroke from his blood getting too thick for 3 days
before the surgery.

So G will go in the hospital a week from today, and be there until the
following Wed., at least.

While he is out of the house I will be able to continue some of my
rehab work. I hate to do it when he is around because of all the
dust a fumes, and at least now the weather is cooperating.

So I will be busy. G thinks the hospital he is going to has
wireless. I hope so, so he can be entertained on the computer.