Almost home!

Hey everyone!

So I spoke with my surgeon this morning, and he said I seem to be healing quite well, though my hemoglobin counts remain low. They detached me from the saline drip, and I'm getting my prednisone orally again, so I only have my IV every 6 or so hours for antibiotics, and should be getting oral antibiotics tomorrow. I can move around pretty well, I just am slow and can't really bend my tummy too well yet. They got rid of my morphine drip, so I actually experienced my first bits of pain during this whole thing, since the percocet/tylenol stuff I take now takes a little bit to kick in when I take it. But it's not so bad- I just have to be patient for half an hour or so, or take the meds a little more promptly when I start to ache.

I'm on a post surgical soft foods diet, which consists of lovely little entrees like pureed minestrone soup... so with my nurse's permission I snuck down to the cafeteria to get snacks like hardboiled eggs and cheese and pasta instead of the gross hospital food. I should be on normal food tomorrow.

And the million dollar question now is when am I going home?? I talked to my surgeon today and he said I may be going home as early as tomorrow, but most definately by Saturday morning in time for Rent. It all depends on how I handle my food today, and thus far I'm feeling just fine, so hopefully this will bode well for getting out soon!

So if you were planning on coming to visit (I know a few people said they were coming Friday), please do call first to make sure I haven't been discharged! You can call/text my cell, or call the hospital admitting department.

But visiting hours are over and mom has to go, so I'd better return her laptop here!

Night everyone, and thanks for all the gifts and visits and cards and well-wishes and prayers!!

Leanne