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I have finally made it home!! Thank you all so much for the blog posts and well wishes.
Love
Scotty


ps. Theres no place like home!!

Getting out

Finally at about 10am Dr Ryan stopped by and said I can go home today. They came by to get my pacemaker and I am now waiting for the nurse to come by for one more thing. So I hope to be home this late afternoon!!!

Not so fast.

I was waiting for the Nurse Practitioner to come and disconnect the pacemaker so I could get out of here. Instead he came in to tell me that my heart is now racing too fast and my Doctor neglected to tell me that I will not get out today. I am now waiting on a conduction Doctor to come by to consult with me. They will try beta blockers and see if that helps but now I may need the pacemaker. It would have been nice for him to tell me this before and not wait until I was set to leave.
UPDATE
Dr. Ryan thought I would be going home because the temporary pacemaker has not had to kick in. However, my heart rate is too fast. Since I will be on beta blockers for the rest of his life anyway so they are going to start it now and see how I do. If the beta blocker results in any delays of beat or anything problematic, I will get a pacemaker on Monday. The "conductor" doctor will make the call. He'll be in later today.

Down the Stretch

Well I had another good nite with the pacemaker so I think I am going to get out of here today without one. I still have to wait for the Doctor to come by. It may take all day but as long as I sleep in my own bed tonite I dont care.

Still Here

I had a minor setback. Tuesday night my pacemaker kicked on for 5 minutes, so Dr Ryan said I had to go 48 hours without it kicking on again or I have to get a pacemaker. 1 nite down and 1 to go. So I am still here at least until Friday. Since I am not critical anymore they had to move me to a less critical care room. I am now in 316. It is the same exact room but it has a fully stocked bar..
Geez, did Dorothy have this much trouble reaching Oz?

I Do All My Own Stunts...

Good news today! The docs were literally a couple of hours away from sticking a permanent pacemaker in Scotty's chest - just to be safe. So, Kelly the nurse came in this morning to check on a very grouchy and hungry Scotty (since he was not allowed to eat before this additional - albeit minor - surgery). Kelly happened to notice the temporary pacemaker didn't look right and he discovered it was parked. Scotty's heart was driving all by itself! Dr Ryan happened to be outside and when Kelly showed the doc what he'd found, Dr Ryan said, "Cool. No pacemaker for you." Elated, Scotty turned to Kelly and deadpanned: "Get me a menu."

The Best Medicine of All

Scotty was treated to the best medicine money can buy today when Jeremy stopped by to read Manny's Cow to Daddy.

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Sunday was Scotty's best day yet as they finally got his pain meds balanced and he was able to take several walks. There may still be a drop or two of morphine in his system though. He texted me the picture of Jeremy to be added to the blog. I asked why he didn't email it to me instead. His answer? He forgot my email address, which happens to be OUR LAST NAME @ comcast.net. (Andrea - make sure he's not driving a car anytime soon!)

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Speaking of wacky medicine, Scotty also got a visit from his good friend, Dr. Steve Gadol, who burst into Scotty's room in his Doc Duds and announced, "I'm here for the emergency rectal!!!!"