A post-hospitalization home nurse came by earlier today. I didn’t know how to open the lobby door with an intercom so I had to go downstairs to find her. Of course it’s a Filipino lady. Anyway, she was here for only 15 minutes. Basically looked at my discharge information, copied down medication list and history, and took photos of all my past scars from various surgeries. I think she was expecting a ton of questions or that I would need physical therapy? I’ve been walking a lot already and recovery is light years better than heart surgery.
She did give me one tip. The pain from urinating after a foley catheter was removed will be a lot better if I drink cranberry juice. The burn is already a lot less but I’ll get some anyway. The coordinator from UCLA said that he only expects no more than two visits since I was recovering well. The nurse said today that she won’t need to come back unless I need them to. After surgery, I think there were a total of six visits from home nurses but I was a lot worse off.
Life with chronic diseases 