The jaundice is getting worse and the liver enzymes are really rising, but she still isn't in pain--enough to get sent back to Mercy Hospital instead of going home. Whoever created "the system" didn't care too much for efficiency. We again spent many hours in the emergency room after the Rehab Hospital doctor was told Angela couldn't be directly admitted. The triage nurse at the ER said she could have been, but we obviously were the victims of a failure to communicate somewhere along the line.
She now has another doctor, who is also baffled by her lack of symptoms to go with her labs and appearance. He's ordered a test or two for tomorrow, and I'm not sure what happens next. Hopefully, something will show up, something fixable.
I am praying that the doctor will be given the wisdom to order the right tests and interpret them correctly.
When this gets resolved, I expect her to go directly home. She has rehabilitated well enough that she doesn't need to return to the rehab hospital. She will still have to work hard at regaining her strength, but she can walk well with a walker or cane - certainly enough to get around her house.
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