Once things had settled down after the morning rounds, one of the male nurses and one of the doctors took my catheter out. It's nice to be rid of the bag, but it's going to be a while before I really get bladder control back, I fear. I was catheterized for 2 weeks straight. Luckily, I had taken a tip from a friend (and her late husband's experience), and brought a couple of Depends (diapers for adults) with me.
After getting the catheter removed, I just had to sit around and wait until my discharge letter was ready. My friend, David, came and joined me. When I was ready to leave, we walked over the to mall adjacent to the hospital (in a separate building but in the same security perimeter) and had pizza for lunch.
Then we sat together outside for a bit in a sunny spot and eventually walked over to his apartment, a fair distance away (and my idea). I was walking noticeably slower than I usually would (and I don't usually walk all that fast). I made it, though, without stopping and even up the 20-some stairs to his apartment. We just sat and chatted until it was time for me to catch the bus from there to the airport, which I did.
The flight home was uneventful, but I did have fun photographing the setting sun as it played peek-a-boo behind the airplane wing. One of them is today's pic of the day:
When I got back to Eilat, I decided to take a bus home instead of a taxi. I had to wait 20 minutes or so for it, but it was a nice way to get home.
Pascal, of course, was beside himself when I got home, so naturally I had to spend quite a bit of time with him, eventually sitting on my lap, before I could get much else done.
I walked a total of 4 kilometers today, a small part of it uphill here in Eilat (to the bus stop near the cinema).
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