We MADE IT OUT OF THE HOSPITAL

[Guest guest]

Here is what i put on my family blog about escaping that damn hospital

today (don't get me wrong, I would recommend Texas Transplant

Institute to anyone but after 5 weeks, it's time to leave).

As you all have seen, we finally made it out of the hospital and made

it to the hotel room. It has been ONE hell of a day to say the least.

This morning after Dr. came and said " well I see no reason to

keep you here any longer, unless you want to stay? " I looked at Aimée

who usually listens but doesn't look at the medical CREW (usually

about 5 to 9 people) turned to Dr. and smiled and said

" really? " . So after a lot of smiling I ran to Lackland to get her

medicines so we can leave. After about an hour and a half on base

hitting a few very needed stops I finally got my tail back to the

hospital. We were trying to get the foot doctor back so she could do

the phenol on Aimée's toes so the nails grow back better but that

didn't work out right (to see why re-read THIS). Apparently the doctor

was in surgery and unable to get to us before we discharged. There was

a joke about staying another day to see the doctor and I think Aimée

might have flipped off the nurse but I'm not sure considering I was

throwing stuff at the nurse. Just kidding!

So we eventually did leave and as I was getting the car and I drove up

to the door. As I did the nurse said, HURRY UP! Well, I wasn't draggin

to much so I asked why as I got the door. Apparently some guy was

having a BAD DAY! As Aimée and the nurse tried to go into the gift

shop, there was a dude their saying he wanted to shot himself! So,

before the cops could lock that place down and make us stay, we tucked

Aimée in the car as the nurse was getting people to the gentleman who

needed help.

Up until now Aimée has been getting up from a raised toilet seat or

the bed raised up. She really didn't have to move too much to get to a

standing position. Well the car I'm renting is a Chevy Cobalt (aka

Cavalier) and that bad boy sits about 2 inches from the ground. Well

it took a little to get Aimée in the car and it took A LOT more to get

her out. So, as we came into the room and she went to the bathroom and

then sat down into the office chair to eat lunch while sitting (that's

actually part of the rehab is to eat sitting up in a chair because it

uses more muscles). Problem is the chair is also pretty low compared

to everything we had been doing until this point. Well we finally got

Aimée into bed and it was NOT easy at all. After we got her into bed,

I had to run to Walgreen's for three missing prescriptions from

earlier (nothing crazy, just little stuff). When I got back Aimée as

sitting in bed and calmly said, I tried to roll over and it was VERY

nice but then I started leaking! Well the ascites that has been still

left in her belly started to come out. We had been told in the

hospital that they expected her to leak/drain once she started moving

more and they were surprised it had not happened yet. So HOLY CRAP did

she start draining! Lets just say we had to get MORE towels, sheets,

and I ran back to our friends at the ICU. Those people rock! I called

back and Sara (who hooked me up with that fridge scheme) said come on

over and she gave me " SOME " supplies to get me through the night (or

maybe a week)! I took a sample of the fluid to show them and they

verified that it was just the ascites and she had nothing to worry

about. Just keep repacking it and if it doesn't stop by tomorrow early

morning then we should call the clinic and think about going in.

Otherwise, this is normal. She more than likely just popped a bag of

the fluid and it HAD to just come out now.

So after a bunch of sets of the wraps we finally got it all stop

flowing. Changed the sheets on the bed and changed Aimée's clothes and

got her comfortable in bed. We did the last set of our pills for the

night and now she is out like a light! She was awake more today and

did more today than any two days before so I think she earned a good

night sleep. And yes, we are finally going to be in the same bed for

the first time since early July I think. Granted on very opposite

sides so I don't hurt her when I move around.

Well folks that's it for now. You all take care and I will talk to you

later.