Lovebuch family happenings

I was discharged on day +28, but I found myself back at 8NE on Saturday for a fever. I enjoyed 8 days at home with no major events, just getting back into the swing of things and trying to get settled into a routine. Tougher than I thought to fit in three good meals, strict medication times, visits to the clinic, and 4 hour IV-infusion for magnesium. The first days out of the hospital were a blur: I think I was just tired from not getting the best of sleep in the hospital and then being more active at home. You don't realize everything the hospital does for you until you get home and you're pretty tired already by 10 am from walking around, prepping breakfast, playing with Alpen, etc. Even though I walked a mile each day in the hospital, I am still surprised by how weak I have gotten in the legs and the upperbody. I know it would have been so much worse had I not been able to walk at all, but I thought it wasn't going to be so noticeable. It's also a good example of how

The first white cells showed up this morning! Big sigh of relief for me. The nervousness was creeping up, but I was reassured just yesterday that the odds of getting the cells soon was real high so I calmed down a bit, but boy, its nice to finally see it. Now begins the march to discharge: 500+ Neuts, eating well, and get all switched-over from IV meds to pills.  Don't know how long this will take, depends on how fast my gut heals so I can start eating larger meals without nausea and how quickly my neuts get to 500.  Since this news trumps any of my hospital observations for the week, I'm going to leave the post at this.  meanwhile back at home, Alpen is getting into the christmas spirit  Nice view of the Alpenglow on mt rainier last night from the hosp  This IV pole will be much less busy in a few days!