I had to stay in the hospital for a couple days... just so that the doctors could be sure that my levels were stabilized and that I would be able to go home safely. On the morning of May 12th, which was the Tuesday following my surgery, I was told that I would be allowed to leave the hospital. Even though I was still having trouble moving around I was packed and ready to leave by 7am, before my mom had even gotten to the hospital. I was so glad to be able to leave. When my mom arrived I just had to wait to get my vitals taken one last time. It seemed like I had been in the hospital for weeks.... not days.... I was so relieved to be going home! The nurse came in and told me what I had to continue doing while I was at home. I had to take two medications; florinef and prednisone (1 pill each) in the morning, and prednisone (1 pill) in the evening around supper time. They also gave me a prescription of painkillers to take home with me.
My mom helped me pack everything out to the vehicle and she had decided that instead of driving home that night that we should spend the night in Edmonton at the hotel that she had been calling home for the last 5 days. As we were driving out of the parking parkade every little bump, every little crack on the road made me hurt... turning corners, braking, everything caused me pain. I was actually happy to reach the hotel because I was already sore even though I had only been in the vehicle for about 20 minutes. We decided to have breakfast after we had packed my bag to the room. Mom and I sat and had a delicious breakfast in the hotel restaurant. I loved the fact that I was done eating hospital food. After eating WAY too much mom and I went up to our room to rest.... I think we woke up like 4 hours later!
When I woke up mom asked me how I was feeling, and suggested that we go buy me some sweatpants. Because of my incisions I would only be allowed to wear sweats until they healed. Mom wanted to buy me good quality ones so she took me to Lulu Lemon.... we bought a couple pairs and by the time we were done that I was exhausted again. I couldn't believe how fast I ran out of energy! We went back to the hotel and had an early supper, went up to the room and I took my medication and fell asleep.
The next morning my mom and I checked out and started to make our way home. I was still quite uncomfortable but the pain killers helped ease the pain and make the ride home shorter. When we arrived home we relaxed at home for a bit (I was living at my parents again for several different reasons. My sisters came over to see me, I was sooo happy to see them. I was happy to see my dogs and couldn't wait to see my horses. Just the fact that I knew I would be sleeping in my own bed made me happy. I was just glad it was all over and I was FINALLY home again! :)
