Extra double warm thoughts being beamed in your direction.

Hang in there UT. The path to recovery is never smooth.
Thankfully you are in a place where the recognized and immediately reacted to the situation.
Thoughts & prayers for you and your mom.

Glad katkeeper is doing well. Penn Presby is an awesome heart center. Yes, they do call MICU "Mick-you." Neonatal ICU is "Nick-You." They do not, however, call regular ICU "ick-you." Probably something to do with the negative connotations.

Yes, the 14 is the respiration rate. I've spent a lot of time watching monitors also. Those were some nice numbers. I had to wear the squeezy-pants after my gall bladder surgery. It's a little weird, but they do prevent blood clots.

That arrangement with all the necessary "stuff" in an ICU room is becoming more and more common. Abington Memorial did that as well. I've tried to decide whether it is comforting or disturbing to have the crash cart in the room with you.

Was Bradford Linn on her surgical team? He was one of momwolf's cardio-thoracic guys, and he is really good. Actually, anyone down at Presby was really good.

She is out of the water. The A-fib has not returned, whether due to the meds or due to it being a single event. Today she was able to walk 10 feet with assistance. They are thinking Bryn Mawr as a possible intermediate step between the hospital and my house.

yay!

Bryn Mawr Rehab, that is... for those who have not yet had loved ones there.

UT. BMRH is an awesome choice. Moss is another, but I believe it is much further from you.
I was at BMRH last Friday to see the neurologist. I'll be back next weekend too.
We still go back to visit patients every couple weeks.
Another friend of ours has surgery and is back recovering from "tendon lengthening surgery" (Tenotomy, I think).

They seem to be settling on Bryn Mawr and they seem to be settling on Tuesday.

It's so weird to realize that this has been a month ongoing so far, and probably has at least another month and half with my participation. But things should get better at this point!

It gets better.


Not that there's anything wrong with that. I don't want to change her, well, I guess I do, just the aneurysm part though.

Kidding aside, I love good news, thanks!!!

Bryn Mawr Rehab is top notch. Great that your mom was able to get a bed there.

^WSS^
Good for you - GREAT for her.
One piece of advice - go to some therapy with her. Pay attention to what they do. TAKE NOTES. Duplicate/replicate/mimic/build upon what they do with her. Insurance only pays for so much and you have a closing window of rehab time from the moment she gets there. It'll all be on family after discharge.
Good luck!

This.

Oh, and when my father in law was in rehab last summer, he was super nice and friendly to everyone. Learned everyone's names. Thanked everyone. Smiled to everyone. Etc.

When it came time for him to be kicked out, they fudged the forms a little bit and reported that he needed more rehab. And he got to stay a week or two longer. That extra time was very helpful when it came time to lining up a nursing home.

Ooooh - Very good glatt. I forgot about all that.
After that ran out I bitched up a storm about how the home wasn't ready.
I got another week on them. ;)

Great news!

Another round of A fib this morning means moving to rehab is delayed.

It seems like I am just documenting, at this point, not really sharing, but you do get the entire story.