TRACEY UPDATE - END OF DAY on THURSDAY - Day 9

Well, as Drew hinted at in yesterday's update, I was discharged from the hospital last night around 7 or so.  They brought the echocardiogram up to the room last night, and did that before the nurse came in with all of the discharge papers to sign.  The echocardiogram was very uncomfortable to have done, and not just because it was a male running the machine.  The discharge instructions were read, leaving off one of the meds that I was taking before entering the hospital that they continued me on while in the hospital, and another one that they had me taking while in the hospital, but apparently didn't want me to continue once I left the hospital.  I don't understand that, but there's a lot of things that the dr's do that I don't understand.  Like when Drew picked my meds up today, one of them said to avoid drinking cranberry juice and eating cranberries, yet they would give me cranberry juice whenever I wanted it while in the hospital. 

Anyway, we realized that after they let me out, they never returned my meds to me that they were keeping locked in the drawer and giving to me as needed.    Drew's mom was awesome.   Not only had she cleaned up part of the house (which was really nice to come home to), she ran to steven's to get drew's stuff and the walker, and then stopped at the hospital to get my meds back from the nurses.   Then she came back with us to the house, finished cleaning some stuff, helped Drew make breakfast this morning, took care of me while Drew ran to pharmacie, the office, back to the pharmacy and then to the grocery store to get me some fruits and veggies.... and then made a really good fish & noddle dinner.

I was walking around a little bit today, with both a walker and or crutches, mostly just getting up to use the bathroom, or go to the table for food.  I spent most of the day on the couch with my leg up either sleeping, reading, watching tv, or eating since I don't have too much energy to do much of anything, and I can't really do too much with limited mobility.  My leg is sore when I move around, but after elevating it on the couch or bed, it feels better after about 15-20 mins.  I'm continuing to do the exercies that the PT gave me.  She wanted me to be doing toe raises to stretch the calf muscles since I hadn't used them in a week, and I couldn't, actually still can't completely level out my foot/ankle to walk flat on my foot.  That's a little frustrating, since I don't like being immoble, and not being able to do everything for myself like I was doing a week and a half ago, but Drew's taking really good care of me.  (Actually, since Drew is taking such good care of me, maybe I can guilt him into finishing the spackling & skimcoating over the bad walls so we can finish painting the house.   But shuussh... don't tell him I said that.)  My shoulders and sides/arms are starting to get sore from the crutches, but I think that's because they are a little too tall since I didn't have a problem when I spent 20 weeks on them back when I was 16 bceause of a broken leg.

I go tomorrow morning for labwork to find out if they are going to change my dose of warfarin / coumadin or leave it where it is, and I'll go again next Tuesday.  I now have to get blood drawn once or twice a week for at least 6 months until they get my levels where they want them to be constistantly.  Today we did a calendar of all my INR & PTT numbers, as well as what meds I was given while in the hospital.   Now we just have to keep it up to date as we go.  

I'm up for a few visitors a day  but I would suggest calling Drew first if you are planning on stopping by.  As of right now, I'm seriously thinking about going to GZ tomorrow night to see DucTape Comedy, to get out of the house, and see some familiar faces, etc.  

Thanks for all your prayers, visits, emails, attachments, videos, e-cards, nursing advice, et. al.   They've been really encouraging and have made this whole experience much more bearable.   I know God is with me and that he's bringing my healing.   We're continueing to rely on him.   I love you all very very much!!


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-- Drew & Tracey --
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1Thes 2:6-12 We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well, because you had become so dear to us.

-- Good things come to those who wait --
Jacob served seven years for Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her. - Gen 29:20
I only had to wait three years for her to graduate Eastern.

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