Update - 8:00 PM April 3rd

I left the hospital around 8pm, and am home now. What a day. Totally wiped out. And, we get to do it again in 2 weeks. The nurse told me that almost every patient that undergoes this procedure gets out the next day, so that is a relief. Also, she will be allowed to go up and down stairs, so she won't have to sack out in the living room...also a relief. And, one last bit of good news: the sutures they used for her incision into her neck will dissolve on their own over time, so she doesn't have to go back and get them removed. I don't know exactly how they do it, but I'm sure glad that they used them.

Lynn was having some trouble with the pain in her neck...that is, I am referring to the pain from the surgery, and not ME! Anyway, she told the nurse that, on a scale of 1 to 10, she gave it a 7. After all, the surgeon cut right into the neck muscle, the cut looks like it's about 5 inches long, nd everytime she moves her head, it really hurts. Well, the nurse got approval to give her morphine. Lynn then asked if it will make her nauseous. The nurse, Molly, said, well, that's been known to happen. Lynn then said "OKAY! It's a FOUR out of 10!"

For someone who hails from Columbus Grove, a community with a per capita beer consumption that rival most provinces in Germany, it is amazing how much she hates to throw up.

Finally, the nurse gave her a reduced dosage, and promised to give her some anti-nausea medication if she started feeling sick. She then put the morphine into her IV drip. Well, in a few minutes, anyone could plainly see that Lynn was going to do just about anything but throw up, and that the concept of pain was clearly no longer an issue with her. With a goofy looking smile, she looked up at me and said "The morphine is working", then gave a seductive wink at the IV stand, and said "I'll see YOU later tonight!" and drifted off to sleep. OK, not quite that bad, but, needless to say, no one has to worry about Lynn being in pain tonight. Of course, I might have to beat the &%$#$ out of the IV stand tomorrow morning, but that's for later.