I Hear the Jury's Still Out on Science

Medicine prevails! The ablation procedure was a complete success and as I type this, Mom is resting in her room on the 6th floor at St. Vincent's hospital. The day was off to a rocky start (I managed to get to Maryville too late to catch the speedy transport driver and had to meet them at St. Vincent's), but all in all, things went fairly smoothly.

Spoke to the Doc after her procedure was done and before they moved her upstairs, and her heartrate is down to around 60 now, whereas it was in the mid-90s when we brought her in today (and it's been even higher in the past). Apparently her upper chamber was beating at nearly 200 bpm, but the ablation has cleared a lot of the debris and eliminated the flutter, making her circulation more efficient and hopefully her energy much higher.

Of course, in typical fashion, Mom was moved upstairs post-procedure while I was in the waiting room and no one told me...I just sort of got a gut feeling that things were taking longer than they should, so I went upstairs to the room where we checked her in and sure enough, she was fast asleep. Not big on communication, these medical professionals...but as long as they get the job done, I'm okay with that.

Still need to make arrangements around Mom's discharge and return to Maryville tomorrow, but I'll call in the morning about that to get an idea since the nurses tonight had no information.

Checked in with Dad after getting Mom squared away and went over the schematic for the ramp. He had a few mods and comments but gave it the greenlight thumbsup and we made a list of materials that we swiftly called into the lumber yard. Everything should be delivered tomorrow for assembly on Sunday, so we are good to go in that department.

Then I met a potential Dodge buyer at the Homestead and after a quick inspection, he's thrilled. Sounds like he's going to take it at full price but won't be able to remove it until week after next...but that should be fine since it's not in our way for ramp construction and the Mazda needs to move first anyway (which as of this afternoon is scheduled for removal next Wednesday between 8 AM and 6 PM).

Whew!

After all that, I officially need a beer, so until my next post, adieu.

PS: Anyone interested in building a ramp, cleaning a house or just hanging out, I'll see you at 10 AM on Sunday.