Day 4

 Started the day with getting my catheter removed!  Hooray!!  Still needed a bunch of infusions so the picc line and IV weren’t coming out yet but catheter was a good start! 🙌 

Walked even faster to the scale early in the morning… and my day was filled with visits from doctors and nurses and specialists.. an allergist and even physiotherapist.

The meeting with th allergist was because of my allergy to Sulpha they want me to go on the drug as part of my medication however I have been allergic for over 30 years… he came into my room with such a chip on his shoulder I instantly had my back up.. he was mad I couldn’t remember every moment from the time 30 years ago when I went to the hospital with my allergic reaction… I remembered having hives on my neck and mistakenly said throat he quickly cut me off to explain the difference between throat and neck.. and did you stay overnight… what medication did they give you how long were you there what did they diagnose with you?  The o my thing I remembered was an IV and being told from now on it will be in my records I’m allergic to Sulpha.. and that is what I have said for 30 years.. well I think you have outgrown it so we are going to try you on it anyways.. we will start with 1/8th of a pill and need you to do it in the hospital so you are monitored… ok sure I said.

Next was the physiotherapist.. she came in the room saw me in the chair and said oh this is going to be fun..  are you ready for the stair test… she didn’t want me to go home until I could show that I can manage the stairs because my house has many stairs to get up to the second floor…where the bedroom is.  I was very confident I could do it,,,  so we got to the stairs and she said ok slowly take your hand and grab the railing then out one foot up and then bring the other foot up to the same step and slide your hand on the railing and one foot to the next step and then continue.  I put one hand on the railing and the one step one foot then the next and so on she was laughing and said great job… ok come on down slowly.. I did the same coming down she shook my hand and said yes you passed with flying colours!  You did a great job!  I laughed and said thanks one more thing checked off my list!  I can see the discharge papers already!!!

I met with the pharmacist and the social worker and those were great meetings as well.. I really did appreciate the people co,ing in and meeting with me and going through everything with me…

Tomorrow I am going home!  I was sure of it! 🙌

FIRST CATHETER IS OUT NEXT STOP PICC LINE!