Isn't this the way things always seem to go? A vital piece of equipment at the hospital where Nana was supposed to have her stent inserted and LAD angioplasty has broken. So far, I have not heard what that equipment was, but apparently it was pretty vital to the procedure because Nana was transferred to yet another hospital in Orange County.
I took the day off work, and Laura and I made the hour or so long 60-mile drive up to Orange County. Our plan was to arrive after Nana's procedure, as Aunt D was there visiting. My wife and I had never been to this hospital, and we had quite a time navigating our way throughout this particular maze to find where they had hidden Nana. We found her in a recovery room, and Aunt D was still with her (of which we were very thankful).
Nana was in and out of sleep and had to lie flat on her back for another 7 hours after these procedures. She stayed in recovery until a little after 5pm, when she was moved to a room in the cardiac recovery area at the hospital. By the time she was sort of settled in her room, it was just about 6pm -- time for the shift change in the hospital. This gave Laura and I the opportunity to get a rather disappointing dinner at a restaurant we hadn't visited in probably 20 years.
We got back to her room shortly after 7pm and stayed until a little past 8pm. She was able to sit up at 7:30pm, and was brought a dry turkey sandwich for dinner. Laura was able to get the nursing staff to bring us some pudding and some yogurt, which she fed to Nana. There was talk about Nana being discharged the next day. We were a bit skeptical at this prospect.
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