We were up and about early this morning. I was on school patrol with Ellie - Zoe's foot is still causing problems - and Diane had to get going so that she was ready for today's blood tests and her first appointment at the Warfarin Clinic. There were several domestic chores to clear also.
We headed to St Richard's. The blood test was marked as Urgent so we skipped the queue. We then had to wait for the lab to process the results and pass them on to the Anti-Coagulation Nurse. As a result of her surgery, Diane will be on Warfarin for the rest of her life. The Nurse took us into her office and spent about 90 minutes chatting with Diane and explaining the mechanics of the process and the outlook for the next few months while her stats stabilise. She was very thorough and we left with a good background of what was needed and a fistful of supporting documents and some additional medication.
Diane looked weary, so we skipped the planned walk with Kim on the way home. We settled down to give her a quiet afternoon. Tomorrow we have the Cardiac Nurse visiting for the first time.
Zoe has been back to the hospital also. She has had another infusion and is beginning to improve more noticeably. I collected Ellie from school and took her straight home to Zoe so that she could accompany Mummy to the hospital and see what was going on. She was clearly intrigued by the whole process. (Evidently a nurse in the making).
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