Adela had a CT scan today of her intestines to look for the mysterious area that was seen during her scope. Right to the good news…the preliminary report says that it looks like an ulcer which was the least serious of the three main possibilities. Since it is an ulcer and not an infected abscess,
We finished up Adela’s cleansing this morning. She had fun playing and riding in her wagon this morning. Around 12:30 they took us downstairs to pre- op and gave Adela some medicine to make her sleepy and a little silly ;). Steven carried her back to the room and then we waited about an hour
We’re back in the hospital this evening, however this time, it’s under much better circumstances than last time. We’re here as planned for Adela’s scope procedure tomorrow morning. We’ve been admitted this evening to start the necessary “cleanout” before the colonoscopy and endoscopy tomorrow. The way we’ve described it to Adela is that they need
Every year, it always seems like Christmas comes and goes so quickly. Well, this year, we’re getting a head start. The Christmas tree farm we used last year just opened for reserving trees. It’s a neat idea — you go pick out the tree in the field you like then come back later to cut
Sorry for the delay in posting after returning home. We’ve been enjoying being in our own home, sleeping in our own beds, and just generally trying to get back to normal. Adela has been in a wonderful mood since we got home — more playful and happier than we’ve seen her in quite a while.
Today we are celebrating Happy Home Day. For those of those unfamiliar with this holiday, it involves bouncing on beds, chanting byebye, one last royal wagon ride, and lots of questions. We have finished with the doctors and are just waiting on the final discharge papers from the nurse. Here’s to you and yours on
All things being equal, we will be discharged in the morning after the doctors round. They will do one more blood draw to look at her electrolytes and a few other levels early tomorrow. We will have a follow up with her GI doctor on Wednesday and then later with Dr. Seashore. In a few
Today was the last day on TPN and all of her medications have been switched from “Brody” (the broviac) to “Button” (the g-tube). Still looking to head home on Friday. We want to make sure all her chemistry numbers (like electrolytes) are stable since she’s off the TPN. We still need to work out the
Quick update for today. We are hopefully within sight of the finish line for this hospital stay. The goal is to be home by Saturday baring any unforeseen circumstances. Today was the first day for this week’s attending doctor — our favorite (and Adela’s usual outpatient doctor) Dr. Seashore. It is nice to have a
Not much on the medical front to report for the past few days. Gradual progress is still being made to transition Adela off the TPN to just Elecare. She is in a much better mood and has enough strength to walk around the whole hospital floor almost twice today and still have energy to play