Doing well

Grandma had her surgery on Friday, 25 March. They wound up doing three bypasses instead of two because they found a third blockage once they were doing the procedure -- a blockage that was so bad that the dye couldn't even get into the vessel during the catheterization. The surgery lasted about four hours.

Surprisingly, Grandma only spent two days in ICU, and she was released this last Monday (4 April). Her doctor would've released her two or three days earlier, but her gout flared so badly that she couldn't walk -- and naturally she couldn't go home if she couldn't walk. So her doc shot her toe full of prednisone and gave it a couple of days to take effect before springing her. Mom and I saw her on Tuesday. She's covered in bruises from all the IVs, and of course she tires easily, but she looks great and she's in good spirits.

Thank you, Higher.