Hi all,
Well the big day is finally here, we are home! The ride home was a little tough on Ernie and he's not feeling well tonight and flirting with a fever. We have kept a close watch on it, if it reaches 101 we have to go back to the hospital. It's been slightly elevated, but fortunately not high enough to have to go in yet. Hopefully a good nights sleep in his own bed will take care of it. We see the doctor on Friday for a check-up. Unless something happens between now and then we won't write again til then. Thanks again for your prayers and concern.
God bless,
Ernie and Debby
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Monday, May 14, 2007
May 14 Day 19
Hi everyone,
Today my doctor said he'd try to get me home tomorrow and later on my nurse told me that he had already written the order for me to leave tomorrow. The discharge nurse came and saw me today too so it really looks like I'm going. As long as nothing crops up between now and the morning I should be going home and I can't wait! When I told Deb this morning that I had to wait at least until tomorrow she knew I was down so she made me a stuffed bell pepper (one of my favorite meals!) and it really cheered me up. The hospital food here is better than Kaiser but its still hospital food and my taste buds aren't really back yet. That pepper really tasted good! Here's hoping I'll be at home tomorrow! God bless.
IN HIS HANDS,
Ernie
Today my doctor said he'd try to get me home tomorrow and later on my nurse told me that he had already written the order for me to leave tomorrow. The discharge nurse came and saw me today too so it really looks like I'm going. As long as nothing crops up between now and the morning I should be going home and I can't wait! When I told Deb this morning that I had to wait at least until tomorrow she knew I was down so she made me a stuffed bell pepper (one of my favorite meals!) and it really cheered me up. The hospital food here is better than Kaiser but its still hospital food and my taste buds aren't really back yet. That pepper really tasted good! Here's hoping I'll be at home tomorrow! God bless.
IN HIS HANDS,
Ernie
May 13 Day 18
Hi everyone,
This post is for Sunday, May 13. My doctor said that he wanted the antibiotics that were started on May 5th to run for 10 days and it doesn't come in pill form. That would have me getting out of the hospital on Tuesday. This morning, however, he said he wasn't sure how important the 10th day really was so he's thinking about letting me go home on Mon. Let's hope! Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there and God bless you all.
IN HIS HANDS,
Ernie
This post is for Sunday, May 13. My doctor said that he wanted the antibiotics that were started on May 5th to run for 10 days and it doesn't come in pill form. That would have me getting out of the hospital on Tuesday. This morning, however, he said he wasn't sure how important the 10th day really was so he's thinking about letting me go home on Mon. Let's hope! Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there and God bless you all.
IN HIS HANDS,
Ernie
Saturday, May 12, 2007
May 12 Day 17
Hi everyone,
I got a little queasy from the medication that they just put into pill form this morning and it lasted til late afternoon. Hopefully I'll either get used to it or they will change the dosage. Deb went home to take care of stuff today but got here early afternoon. My nurse disconnected me from the IV and told me I could go outside if I wanted to, so Deb and I went outside for a litte while. It was pretty nice! I had a steak tonight for the first time in a long while and it really wasn't too bad. For the low bacteria diet I'm on they have to cook it well done which takes the tenderness out of it, but it was alright. I need to eat more foods like that to get my body enough nutrition so I can go home soon, which hopefully will be Monday. Thats all for now, God bless you all.
IN HIS HANDS,
Ernie
I got a little queasy from the medication that they just put into pill form this morning and it lasted til late afternoon. Hopefully I'll either get used to it or they will change the dosage. Deb went home to take care of stuff today but got here early afternoon. My nurse disconnected me from the IV and told me I could go outside if I wanted to, so Deb and I went outside for a litte while. It was pretty nice! I had a steak tonight for the first time in a long while and it really wasn't too bad. For the low bacteria diet I'm on they have to cook it well done which takes the tenderness out of it, but it was alright. I need to eat more foods like that to get my body enough nutrition so I can go home soon, which hopefully will be Monday. Thats all for now, God bless you all.
IN HIS HANDS,
Ernie
Friday, May 11, 2007
May 11 Day 16
Hi everyone,
Not much to tell today except that my doctor has transferred all my IV meds into pills and I should be home by Mon or Tues.
IN HIS HANDS,
Ernie
Not much to tell today except that my doctor has transferred all my IV meds into pills and I should be home by Mon or Tues.
IN HIS HANDS,
Ernie
Thursday, May 10, 2007
May 10 Day 15
Hi everyone,
My doctor told me today that he is starting to convert the meds I am receiving thru IV into pill form so I can go home next week. He didn't say what day next week but I'm hoping for Monday. I still feel good although my back is sore from exercising in group therapy. I didn't think I was overdoing it but I guess I did. Deb stayed with me most of the day and that was cool! I don't like it when she isn't here because I usually think too much about negative things. Its easy to do if you're here on this ward. One of the guys in my group therapy got to go home today, he had been here for one month exactly. My one month date is this Monday so hopefully that will be my day to go home. My diahrrea is gone and I'm eating more solid foods now but its hard when you haven't had anything in your stomach for days. Please keep praying and God bless you all!
IN HIS HANDS,
Ernie
My doctor told me today that he is starting to convert the meds I am receiving thru IV into pill form so I can go home next week. He didn't say what day next week but I'm hoping for Monday. I still feel good although my back is sore from exercising in group therapy. I didn't think I was overdoing it but I guess I did. Deb stayed with me most of the day and that was cool! I don't like it when she isn't here because I usually think too much about negative things. Its easy to do if you're here on this ward. One of the guys in my group therapy got to go home today, he had been here for one month exactly. My one month date is this Monday so hopefully that will be my day to go home. My diahrrea is gone and I'm eating more solid foods now but its hard when you haven't had anything in your stomach for days. Please keep praying and God bless you all!
IN HIS HANDS,
Ernie
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
May 9 Day 14
Hi everyone,
I still felt good today but had a little queasiness around lunch time. I had a tuna sandwich and it didn't agree with me. I was asked by the recreational therapist to play and sing for some of the patients but when I told him all I know is Christian music, he said thanks anyway. They can't have a hospital run meeting with Christian music. Maybe I should learn some other songs as a kind of gateway into Christian music, we'll see. I went to a group session today and when the therapist said that we were going to toss a beach ball around, I thought it was kind of stupid. Much to my surprise it was really fun and actually a workout for us too when we started hitting it like vollyball! I got to meet some of the other patients and that was cool because it made me feel like I wasn't the only one having to go thru all this, and some had been here a lot longer than me. Deb and my sister Carol and my neighbor all got the house cleaned and so that is out of the way now. Thank you so much Carol!!! The carpets and couches have been cleaned and the AC is working good, so now all we need is to get me home!!! LOL! I am not so anxious to go home this time because I want to be healed and the Graft vs. host disease can be very serious and even deadly so I'm not going to try to hurry them along. The lady in the room next to me got to go to the village today and we all made a big deal of it. Its really hard to stay in a hospital room for such a long time, it starts to get in your head and play games but you can't let it. Thats a pretty big struggle for us here and along with all the symptoms it can be very depressing so they watch for that too. Thanks for all of your prayers and God bless you all!
IN HIS HANDS,
Ernie
I still felt good today but had a little queasiness around lunch time. I had a tuna sandwich and it didn't agree with me. I was asked by the recreational therapist to play and sing for some of the patients but when I told him all I know is Christian music, he said thanks anyway. They can't have a hospital run meeting with Christian music. Maybe I should learn some other songs as a kind of gateway into Christian music, we'll see. I went to a group session today and when the therapist said that we were going to toss a beach ball around, I thought it was kind of stupid. Much to my surprise it was really fun and actually a workout for us too when we started hitting it like vollyball! I got to meet some of the other patients and that was cool because it made me feel like I wasn't the only one having to go thru all this, and some had been here a lot longer than me. Deb and my sister Carol and my neighbor all got the house cleaned and so that is out of the way now. Thank you so much Carol!!! The carpets and couches have been cleaned and the AC is working good, so now all we need is to get me home!!! LOL! I am not so anxious to go home this time because I want to be healed and the Graft vs. host disease can be very serious and even deadly so I'm not going to try to hurry them along. The lady in the room next to me got to go to the village today and we all made a big deal of it. Its really hard to stay in a hospital room for such a long time, it starts to get in your head and play games but you can't let it. Thats a pretty big struggle for us here and along with all the symptoms it can be very depressing so they watch for that too. Thanks for all of your prayers and God bless you all!
IN HIS HANDS,
Ernie
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