On Wednesday 29th May at midnight I had my remaining drain emptied again. It had over 100 mls in it and I was so disheartened because the threshold for removal was 50 ml. The nurse caring for me said it could possibly still come out but that the surgeons would decide later.
I saw the surgical team around 7 am and they said it would be up to my surgeon who was in theatre but that they would contact him for a decision and let me know as soon as possible.
I was very restless for the rest of the day. I kept walking around the ward just to get out of my room and see some people. I was feeling pretty well considering how I had been only days before. I still had some persistent vertigo but finally had some tablets for it and I was getting sick of hospital food, a good sign that I was about ready to go home!
The ward seemed to be planning for my discharge because the pharmacist came and checked my medications and they said they would change my bed sheets if I didn't go. I was glad to be able to walk around and I also managed to sit and watch some netflix on my phone but I found I couldn't concentrate on anything like books or puzzles, or even games on my phone.
I video chatted with my family who were all on holiday together (a holiday I had planned to be on) which helped keep my spirits up and I was texting with my daughter and the friends who were looking after her so I knew she was ok.
