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Well, I'm back home (yay!). We finally heard on Wednesday morning that I was going to go home on Thursday...a full two weeks from when I entered the hospital. They have me on steroids (prednisone) temporarily, and hopefully I get off those in the two week tapering schedule they have me on, so I can get another treatment!

I flew in Thursday afternoon, and we had to stop at a medical supply place. The doctors decided I still need help with nutrition for a while longer, so I will be receiving infusions of nutrients overnight for the next couple of weeks. It comes through a little pump which, when we turn the big box fan on in the bedroom, you can't hear very well. We stopped at the medical supply place to pick up the medication, and to bags of supplies, including syringes and glucose meter. Because the nutrient bags are full of glucose I have to check my blood suger after the thing has started in the evening, and give myself insulin if necessary. So we picked all that stuff up and headed home.

We were home for, oh, a half an hour when the home health care nurse arrived to help us get started with the IV nutrients. After 2hours of training, I was done, even if the nurse wasn't quite yet. I called a time out, crawled onto the couch, cried from exhaustion, then got back up to learn the last little bit. SIGH. Once we got 'er all set up, it really wasn't that difficult to put together. I have a port-a-cath, which means I have a semi-permanent IV connected which makes it easier to do the nutrients. The last two nights have been relatively uneventful. Maybe that's cuz I got me a prescription for sleeping pills (whee). The nutrients (known as TPN) is only hooked up for 12 hours overnight, so I'm detached the rest of the day. I'm going to check with a dietician to get a schedule of food so I can get off this stuff soon.

Today we got out and went looking for some pretty flowers to go on the deck. I think late June may be a bit late for flower hunting. We'll try the Saturday market next week.

Tomorrow is Dave's birthday, but we're going to dinner tonight. Hooray for Dave!

Cheryl