Day Eight..

WE'RE BACK HOME!

Gail was discharged at 2pm today. She did, however, make a rather blatant statement of intent... Knowing the registrar was on her way round at about 12:30 to give her the latest news, Gail was already dressed and packed to leave – by noon! Fortunately for Gail, the registrar was on side, and had a different take on the heart attack, which was the reason behind the extended stay in hospital.

The theory is that Gail had tachycardia, probably caused by hyperventilation. The marker in her blood that suggested she'd had a heart attack was definitely raised high enough to cause real concern for the medics. Enough to take proper precautions. But after a listen to the chest, and a check on the pulses, the sensible and acutely bright young registrar said that Gail was OK to go home.

Sorry about this posting being so late when there wasn't much to report. There was however much to do when we got home. You know that crash back down to earth you get when get back from your holiday... It was a bit, only a bit, like that. What a wonderful relief it is to be back in our home.

I won't be doing anymore posts this week... Oh, I nearly forgot. As Gail's heart seems to be OK, she will be back in for a second week of HDIL-2 treatment starting on Monday 30th April. And I will continue to do my best to keep you all up-to-date (albeit, late into the night).

Thank you to everyone for following the blog. Your comments (and emails from those of you who weren't able to leave a comment on the blog) were a real motivation for me to keep this going and give you the best account that I could, of this first week of HDIL-2 for Gail.

Talk soon.
F