A little bit.....forwards!!

Wow, it felt good to write that!! Yesterday was a 'backwards' day and today...not!! As we were waiting for the shuttle bus to come Lizzey texted me that her doc was there....we always seem to miss her even if we leave for just a few minutes!! I texted her back that we were on the way and hoped we could connect, so after we were dropped off at CC we ran to her room....and we made it. She said there was really no reason to keep her in any longer so.....she discharged her. Of course that was at 9am and we finally were 'discharged' at about 4pm so it wasn't a quick process, but it never is!! We spent much time looking out the window as it dumping snow at the moment. This is the Cleveland weather that I was expecting....and it has arrived with snow and a freezing wind. We also spent time talking to Lizzeys favorite nurse, Cheryl. It's amazing how one person can make such a difference in a hospital stay and while all her nurses were great, Cheryl was exceptional and we always hoped in the morning that it would be her coming into the room and we got lucky many times!!

Now we begin the real worrying....you know, that 'thing' that I'm so good at. We were told that dehydration is a major issue with this type of surgery for the first few weeks so were given many instructions for that and things to look for, numbers to call, things to measure, and hopefully not a trip back for readmittance as many have had to do. Eating....another 'fun' thing....Cheryl went through all the things she can't eat....which is a ton....it would have been easier to tell us what she could eat. So....instructions, instructions, instructions!!! Since we have no wifi in our room I have done this in the hospital or down in the lobby....so as Lizzey sleeps upstairs in our room, we are downstairs in the lobby. As I look out the window I'm not sure what the plan is to come home....maybe tomorrow, maybe Saturday, kind of depends on how she feels and what the weather is doing. I'm nervous in a way to leave here. It is very reassuring to always have a nurse nearby at the touch of a call button, and now....we don't. With the distance between here and home that also makes me uneasy, but I need to just plan on all going well, and if there is a problem, we will deal with it. As we look into the future for Lizzey, she is hoping to return to Rome to finish her time with Campus Crusade.....oops, guess it is CRU now!! If recovery goes well and she passes her docs 'inspection' she will return in mid March and then come back home, ohhhh, maybe late May and be looking at another surgery....#9 at the beginning of June. Please continue to pray for her as there are many decisions to be made in the next few months...about Rome, and about plans for after Rome and surgery!