Today didn't start out real well, Forry woke me up about 4 AM in pain and needing help. As the morning went on, he started feeling better. He sort of snoozed while I took out the garbage and recyclables, drained the tanks and did some laundry. There was an early ball game today (that we didn't win!) that occupied us for a while.
At two o'clock or so, a nurse from Providence's Visiting Nurse Association showed up. She had called earlier in the day saying she had been authorized by Group Health to pay us a couple of follow-up visits. I was a bit skeptical at first - after all, I am an RN, albeit retired for many years - but it was nice to have another set of eyes checking things out. She reviewed Forry's meds with me, took his temp, checked his vital signs, looked at his incisions, generally did an overall review.
Sounds like she, or one of her colleagues, plans to return again on Monday. We will also be getting some evaluation visits from Physical and Occupational Therapy. It sounds like this is all part of making sure that there are few, if any, re-admissions to the hospital. Things have really changed - for the better, I think.
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