thus far... again...

For some reason, things just aren't working out the way we expected. Today, Dad had his heart catheter but the doctor did not put in the stents because there was more blockage than expected and the doctor wanted to go over all the options instead of just going ahead and putting in stents. So after the four hour recovery, the doctor finally came in and talked with us about all the options and talked about his recommendation. The doctor was very confident that although the stent procedure would be a bit trickier than he would like, it is the better option over having open heart surgery. So that's the option we chose.

Since he had the cath and discovered more blockage than expected, the hospital said there would be a liability issue if Dad should have a heart attack over the weekend, blah, blah, blah. So he's hospitalized until the procedure can be done on Monday. And he can go home Tuesday. Which means it's taken a week for something we thought would be two days.

Now the hard decision for me is whether or not I stay for the duration or do I take a bus home? Grades are due Monday and barring the work I've had the substitutes do with my classes, everything is in my rank book--as are my comments complete. Another drawback is trying to figure out lesson plans. Oh, and another drawback is that I forgot to transfer money into my checking account and I'm almost broke. On the plus side, I can do some of the driving. I am not plagued by the memory lapses that Dad and Barb are having (for instance, I mentioned to the nurses about Dad's massive dose of Plavix yesterday) and I convinced Dad into asking the nurse for some pain reliever for the site pain he's having in his groin. (which I said is a no-brainer, if it hurts, get something for it).

It's a stupid decision to have to make. Of course, I haven't asked for the time off yet so I don't even know if I can get it.

Ramble ramble ramble... I'll know what to do after sleeping on it.