What an exhausting day!

Mickey had a busy day -- I got there at 5:45 for a visit (with latte and newspapers) before heading to Seattle for half the day. He met with 4 different doctors (plus George). An Infectious Disease Specialist (and an internist) to talk about this funky bacterium that’s wandering about his body; A Cardiologist because there was concern the bacteria could damage or weaken the heart valves; The Orthopedic Surgeon who handled the surgery (saying that perhaps he’ll be able to come home on Saturday); and, a radiologist for an Echo-Cardiogram. He was told his heart looked beautiful. HOWEVER, there was concern the heart’s pumping was ‘out of synch’ (there was a far more technical term!). They wanted him to be under Cardio care so he was moved to another floor – hence, a couple of the photos. Because of this irregularity, he was scheduled for a ZAP! (you know those paddles you see on TV? Similar to that, but less voltage). The nurses got him all hooked up to monitors and gave him a pill that was in preparation of the morning’s jolt. About an hour later she showed up and said his heart was now in perfect synch and the procedure would probably be cancelled. WHEW!

We ordered dinner, watched some TV and I left him to get some sleep. Hopefully his heart will continue to pump and flow perfectly and there will be no ZAPP-ing.

One last note…I picked up Yogi at the Carbone’s after he’d spent the last day & a half with them. He was not the nicest guest and got into a tousle with Rowdy. He was given a time-out but I doubt that did much to correct his behavior or attitude. Hmmmm….bad, Yogi, bad.