Well, the wait finally paid off. Ed's white count came WAY up today - 6500 - and the doctor said he can come home hopefully tomorrow (predicated on having all the home-care arrangments in place to get him set up for the TPN and medication transitions, etc). I was busy this evening getting quite a bit of the stuff at the hospital packed - it's amazing how much stuff accumulates in 3 weeks! They will probably take out his PICC line tomorrow and access the port in his chest for the meds from this point forward and that will be much easier to manage and Ed won't have IV lines hanging out of his upper arm, which have to be bandaged to shower, etc. Anything they can do to make life more normal is better for him and will make it easier to manage day to day. That means almost a week break before going back on the 15th. I'm hoping the weather will cooperate and we'll have lots of sunny days that he can relax on the patio in the fresh air. I'll let you know when he's settled and whether he'll be able and ready for company. We'll be at his Mom's house in Camarillo. He still has to be very careful about not catching any colds or bugs, and he's pretty exhausted, but I'm sure he'll be feeling much better after he's home for a day or two and the multitude of nighttime interruptions stop. Having 6 or 8 hours of sleep in a row does wonders!
I'll check in tomorrow and let you know how everything works out for getting settled at Lou's house.
WOW! That's great news. Hope all goes smoothly today with the home care set up and busting you outa that joint! I thought about baking a cake with a file in it but lost my nerve. love you guys - let me know what I can do. keep the good news coming. hugs and smooches, Cheri
ReplyDeleteCONGRATS Ed! Way to raise that white count -- all you had to do was stomp down on the accelerator and kick in that bad ass blower, just like on the Schiada! I bet you cant WAIT to GTF outta there. Looking forward to seeing you soon buddy. Love you man, TC
ReplyDeleteWay to Go Ed! You're going to feel so much better just sleeping through the night without being woken up 18 times in the night so that the nurses have something to do! Soak up some sunshine and start to enjoy life again! Hugs, Jeanne
ReplyDeleteLucky you. Now you will have 2 fabulous women taking care of you. We are there with you in spirit. Hope to see you soon. Love, Fran and Kent
ReplyDeleteHi Friends and Fans of Ed's. Liz asked me to let you know that all is well and Ed is now safe and sound at Lou's. Liz hasn't been near a computer all day to update you and is still running around pulling things together for him but will update you all later tonight. Stay tuned....
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