Almost...

Bob here - I guess my blogging must be up to snuff because my wife asked me to blog again tonight. Today we almost left - bags were packed, discharge papers in hand - then after some discussion we decided Jenny wasn't ready to go home. In the 9+ years I've known Jenny, she has taken maybe a total of 5 Tylenol or Advil or aspirin. She just doesn't like it and for that matter rarely takes it. After the twins were born via C-section she didn't take anything during recovery - not a single bit of pain medicine. She has an ability to tolerate large amounts of pain without medicine of any kind. To put into perspective just how painful this week has been for her, she has been on some pretty strong (doctor prescribed) narcotics. We have not yet found a mix that works for her which allows her to minimize the pain but not completely make her comatose. Up to today, she was either awake and in pain or with severe nausea or in such a deep sleep due to the medicine. The doctor came and altered her meds a bit so hopefully the change will help both control the pain but not put her under either. This is why we didn't leave and it took 2 calls plus a visit from her doctor to make him believe us that we weren't ready to leave. We weren't comfortable going home without a good pain management plan in place for her. I think we should be set to go home tomorrow. We are both ready to leave.

On a side note, I think the pink vinyl sofa and I have declared a truce. I took a nap today...