Day +16

Ok...so I am really posting this on day +17 but I want to keep the activities of the day separate. So on day +16 Rachel was discharged from the hospital!!!! We found out at rounds that they were going to go ahead and release her. We were so excited...Rachel just really seemed relieved to get out of there. It was pretty much an all day process to get out. I still had one more class to take on how to administer the TPN(nutrition) IV and we had to wait for pharmacy to fill all of her meds. Then the nurses had to go over the meds with me. Rachel will at some point take over control of her meds, but right now she is too tired and still not feeling great to worry about that stuff. Rachel's hair finally did start falling out so we had them shave her head before we left and she looks real cute her her different head coverings! We left the hospital around 4:30 on Monday...after I had made many trips to the car with all of our stuff. Shortly after we got back to the condo the home health nurse came with our supplies and helped me get the IV meds mixed and helped to get the TPN started. Jan a friend from church here in town came by and helped me haul all of our stuff in and then made a run to the store for us. She also helped out with some things around the condo as I was frantically figuring out all of the meds and getting them prepared in the pillbox for the week. Thanks so much Jan!! After than I set my phone alarm to remind me when to start the next IV med. So...we survived our first night back at the condo. Glad to have Rachel out of the hospital.