Ahhhh...nothing like a hospital-grade posturepedic!

Chris finally made it to his room for the night.  It is in a quiet end of a nice new area of the hospital.  He is still groggy, and plans to sleep off the anesthesia now that he is in his night-time bed.  

When he had his first stent procedure 4 1/2 years ago, he had 4 hours of bedrest after the procedure and was up and walking before dinner.  Due to the size of the leg incision necessary for the Melody valve, he had more bleeding post insertion, so will be on bedrest for the night.  Not something he was planning on, but necessary to ensure a nice recovery for the incision point.  

His belly isn't yet ready for food, though he is allowed to order some whenever his appetite reurns.   Laura, his wonderful nurse, just brought him a Popsicle to wet his whistle.  Those wet sponges weren't quite cutting it.  Yuck!

After a good night's sleep, he will have an echo, along with some other tests in the morning.  All being well, he will be discharged and home in time for dinner.