A Morning In Erie, PA

A Morning Delight: My Great Grandson, Rhys

It's 5:30 in the morning, and I am in my hospital room at the UPMC Hamot on the waterfront of Lake Erie. I am awake, having slept poorly(four hours according to my Apple Watch) in the hospital bed, so I thought I might as well finish my blog before they take me away for tests this morning. It's 6:00 now, and I might try to sleep.  It's almost 7:00, and they just drew more blood. So I am up for good, waiting to be taken away. It may be a while. 

My View

Yesterday was a day of waiting to drive to Erie to see my cardiologist. We got organized in case I was admitted to the hospital, which we knew was a possibility. After breakfast and lunch, I packed my phone, computer, Kindle, and chargers, just in case. We arrived at 2:30, saw the doctor around 3:00, and talked for maybe five minutes before he asked if it would be okay to be admitted to the hospital for a few days because I was in atrial flutter. 

He wanted to administer a new antiarrhythmic drug, Tikosyn, which involved a hospital stay, to make sure I could tolerate it. So we checked in at the ER, waited in the lounge for half an hour before they took me to an ER room. I stayed there for half an hour before I was taken up to my hospital room. 

I am fortunate to have my own room and bathroom. I got settled in and talked Evie into leaving for home before it got dark. I had blood tests and an X-ray, again, the third time in less than a week. I ordered my dinner, ate, and watched some TV before turning off the lights around 10:30. I slept fitfully, and here I am at 5:50, waiting for them to take me for possibly a cardioversion before taking my new drug and having EKGs every couple of hours to see how my heart tolerates the new drug. And so it goes.