Last night’s retest of her electrolytes did show that her sodium was still a little low so we will be going home on that supplement.\u00a0 The doctor said that it is her kidneys dumping the sodium but that it is just that they are still healing from the trauma.\u00a0 The kidneys are not doing anything else that makes them think there is a problem with them.\u00a0 Steven and I have learned how to give her her different feedings and I just learned my first lesson – don’t rush the bolus feedings – she puked!\u00a0 They will be doing one more lab test this afternoon – actually anytime now.\u00a0 When they get the results back (by 2 or 3) we will be cleared for discharge.\u00a0 They are pulling together all our paperwork and supplies to take home.\u00a0 There is also a health home care service that has been set up to provide her supplies every month as well as a few visits from a nurse to help us learn to care for her g-tube.\u00a0 She already has follow-ups scheduled with her doctors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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