Home, Home on the Range

She's home! We finally got discharged at 7:45pm. Dr. Nelson was so apologetic that she hadn't heard about le gas sooner (and therefor worked on the discharge paperwork sooner), but she was in surgery all day. Seriously? It doesn't get more amazing than her. We had a good consult with her and she gave Mom very explicit instructions about what is safe activity and what is no-no activity. For example, walking is highly encouraged, driving is off limits for three weeks. No push/pull movements (like loading or unloading the dryer), but stairs a few times a day are okay. As she starts feeling better and better, I'm sure we'll have to do a good job of reminding her to take it easy.

First thing she did was take a long shower, and then I made her my grandmother's Dijon chicken with parsley and lemon couscous. She's back to the bland and easy on the belly diet until things are really cruising.

Tomorrow morning at 8:40 we're right back in the cancer center for an appointment with Dr. Rhaman, who will tell us what the plan is for chemo, but that won't start until the week of December 8th.

And then Gwennie gets home around dinner time, which will be Mom's best medicine of all!