Granny had a bad night last night and had to be re-admitted to the ICU early this morning. She had been put on a ventilator to help her breathe and will probably remain on it throughout the night at least. A port had to be put in her neck (what they call the main line) to give her meds and whatnot. They were unable to do any more sticks in her one good arm (the left arm has lymphodema so cannot be used for this).
Granny cannot talk or swallow with the ventilator, not to mention is very uncomfortable, but she was able to write a couple of sentences for me tonight--wanted me to wash her mouth, and let me know she had been given a pill to help her sleep (although I don't believe it could have been a pill since she can't swallow).
The nurse told me that the doctor was planning to do the heart cath on Friday. I plan to just stay at the hospital tomorrow to be sure I can talk with the doctor and to follow what is going on more closely. (I had gone to work today and I think I missed out on too much that was going on.)
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