Today, I was discharged! What does that mean?
- My fluid levels are stable- I can breathe without getting flattened with fatigue.
- My blood pressure & heart rate are stabilized (I needed medicine to make my heart not work so hard….it was beating too fast trying to handle all that fluid. I had resting heart rates settling in the 120’s for 2-3 days of my hospital stay. I also needed medicine to reduce the amount of fluid in my system - diuretics.
- Outpatient management for now👍🏻
Thank you for the well wishes and prayers. I really needed this hospital stay to figure out the items I listed above …which impact things that are as basic as walking across the hall, taking deep breaths, carrying a 👜 on my shoulder, or having a light conversation on the phone without fatigue and breathlessness.
Kris- back home in Buffalo! ❤️🎉
