I found David where he said he was going to be in the general ward. He was waiting to tell me that the barium swallow had shown no evidence of leakage. He said when the news was given to him he was quite overcome having not realised how much it meant to him. The Consultant had told him that he should be able to come home on Friday. Now as much as I want him to come home I must admit that I was a bit taken aback that it would be so early because he needs to learn to eat and drink again without any problem. I also need to have 24 hours notice so that I can book the car on the ferry to collect him as it is not a straight forward matter when you live on an island. As it turned out David was also concerned that he would not have the confidence to deal with swallowing etc yet. I had a word with the nurse and said I was a bit concerned that since David was admitted I have had no discussion with the medical team and there are several questions I would like answers to. The nurse said she would try and set up a meeting but I am afraid I am not holding my breath.
Later in the afternoon David had diarhhoea and there was talk of moving him to a side room. It would take 2 days to determine whether he had any infection and I could tell by the look on his face that he was deflated. We were told that the team would be coming to see him but they didn't. The nurse eventually told us that they had decided that the problem was probably caused by the barium swallow and to leave him where he was and monitor him. I indicated to the nurse that this highlighted my concern about sending him home too early and she said she was sure he wouldn't be sent home this week.
On the bright side all of the tubes had been removed apart from the intravenous feeding line and he ceased to look like something out of Dr Who. We managed to have a couple of walks along the corridors and I am still planning to take him outside on Friday. I am convinced he will be home early next week.
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