Hello Everyone,
Finally my hospital discharge update. :)
Between iv's and spending time with Miranda before she went back to her dorm and sleeping when I could I really wasn't on the computer much this last week.
As most of you know Savannah was discharged from the hospital Christmas day. We got home around 3:00 PM and I went to work on Christmas dinner while Danny unpacked the car. :) Savannah had to agree that she would stay out of any and all public places for at least two weeks. She was VERY disappointed that she will miss the youth's New Year's Eve party.
Savannah came home on two iv antibiotics. They are both due every 8 hrs. and both run a little over 3 hrs. each. She also will continue with 9 breathing treatments daily and all of her medications.
We found out that Savannah has a moderate nasoseptal deviation (rightward) due to numerous sinus infections. At this time we will not be doing any type of surgery to correct this. We will continue with all of her sinus medications and rinses. She is not a big fan of having her sinuses cleaned out with a water pik.
Her discharge CT scan showed a possible small cyst on her left kidney. Again since this is not causing her any problems it will just be watched. Also we found out the reason her C02 levels were high was due to an area of collapsed lung (tissue) in the lower left lobe. This is also were bacteria hides and grows and will lead to more lung infections. We have not shared all of this with Savannah. (I asked her if she wanted me to share the reports with her and she only wanted to know if it was going to make her stay in longer or was anything going to change right now. Since the answer was no to both questions she didn't want the details) Danny and I agreed to let her decide how much info she wanted to hear. Savannah also finished the workbook 'My Wishes' which is the workbook just before the Advance Directive book. This is more than any 15 yr.old should have to think about or deal with.
Thank you all who made it by to visit, all the phone calls, and especially the prayers. We can not imagine doing this on our own.
We took Miranda back to her dorm this evening and her room was trashed.She had to return early because she is leadership There was flooding while she was on break and the workers just threw everything on top of the desks and beds. All wet clothes and bedding were put in large trash bags and left to sit. Also all of the electronic stuff (tv, dvd player, printer, and so on) were put in storage. She hopes to find out when her things will be returned in the next couple of days. Miranda talked to her RA and they plan to print off notes and post them for when the girls all return in the next couple of days. Miranda is taking all of this in stride. She plans to wash her roommates things and try to clean up as much as she can but she will be working tomorrow. What a way to start off her Spring semester.
Thanks for all of your continued support. I hope some of this made sense. It's all catching up with me. :)
Take Care,
Julie (Savannah's Mom)
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