We had a LONG day today. Owen was very particular on who could come near him. The surgery team pulled his Pacing Wires and so all we have left are two last iv's to come out at Discharge. Do I dare say it?
I tried to break us outta here this evening, but they wanted to monitor him on the lower dose of Diuretics before sending us home. Owen had his discharge echo today. The charge nurse took me on a tour of other "room options", but I decided to stay put. The single rooms are full of sick cardiac little ones and the doubles are not any more appealing anywhere else. I figured it's one more night. We can do this. All of the nurses have been amazing and the other family hasn't been in today at all. So quiet time it is.
Owen and I took a long walk in his stroller today and got outside. He's been a lazy bones and exhausted from lack of sleep. Tonight he had a shot of Benadryl and will hopefully sleep well. I ran over to the RMH and grabbed all our luggage. Our hospital room is cleaned and packed too. I am ready to go!
They promised that because I was so patient about not being discharged tonight, they would get us outta here first thing tomorrow morning. A chest xray is scheduled for 6am. Then the nurse will get the ok to pull his last two iv's. I'll dress him and we will hopefully be on our way to the airport!!
I have lots of pictures from today and we even had visitors... The Neilsen's came to visit! I'll post again when I can.. hopefully in the morning while we're counting down the minutes. Owen keeps saying "go home!" "Buh Bye!" When we were out walking I asked him if we could go back to his room and he said "NO... Momma and Dadda's Moom... HOME!!!!"
I am amazed at his quick recovery. I am anxious to see Dr Stock on Friday morning to find out what he thinks of his pre-op and post-op echos. The cardiologists on the floor don't know Owen's heart well, so they aren't the best to ask for a report on the old vs new echo. I'm curious to see how much the valve has improved and if it's affecting his right ventricle function.
Night. Pray that nothing gets in the way of us and our plane home tomorrow!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
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Fingers crossed.
Good day, sunshine!
Safe, safe travels home to Daddy and big sis--what a reunion that shall be!
Then may you all nestle in for a few days of rest!
Praying for that discharge.
What an amazing and fast recovery!! GO OWEN!!
Praying you get discharged so you can head home for rest and relaxation!
I'm so glad everything has gone so well for Owen with this surgery. Praying for a quick discharge this morning so you all can get home! I'm sure Owen and Kamryn are so excited to see each other! :)
Wow that was a quick recovery!! Yo go Owen!!!! Good luck getting discharged today and will be praying for a safe flight home and a continued smooth recovery. So sorry about that shared room. I know exactly which one you're talking about. Isn't considered IICU (intermediate ICU) because of the close monitoring? Yes that would be a tough room to get rest in :( Fortunately Mason always had his own room because he was on transplant isolation!
Hugs!!!
We are sending all our good vibes your way to get HOME!!!
these kiddos recover SO SO SO much better at home. praying for a discharge and an uneventful flight home. i bet sister is thrilled to see him.
I sure hope you are headed HOME...because,. as Owen said, there is No Place Like It!
with Hope,
~ Chris A ~
Yip yip yip!
I cannot how well he (and all of you!) have done.
Soooo happy for all of you to be together.
Safe travels, happy reunion and we'll hear from you when you come out of hibernation/rest.
Sweet dreams tonight to your family!
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