Home from the hospital

They sent Rachal home rather earlier than we expected, woo-hoo! Her shunt was working properly, so they left it be, replacing only the output tube that leads into her abdomen. (Curiously, the tube they replaced contained some sediment they weren't expecting, which they sent off to pathology. Probably nothing, but we'll hear back on the results later).

Rachal's pain is coming from her incision sites more than her head, which is nominally good news -- but we won't really be sure how much this surgery helped her for a few weeks. I'm working from home at the moment, the better to keep an eye on her (she's still a bit fuzzy-headed from the pain meds, I think, and I'm trying to wean her back to over-the-counter stuff).

Fortunately, work is relatively slow, and we're headed into the weekend. Good timing all 'round.