Well I think the title says it all. We finally got discharged yesterday afternoon, and man were we ready. We had to sit around and wait for his blood thinner medicine do its thing and give us the magic numbers. And yesterday the Xa levels reached .5 which is the lowest number in the therapeutic range but hey its enough to let us get discharged. We found out at 1:00 pm and then had to wit around until 5:00 p.m. for all his medicine to get filled at the pharmacy and the discharge papers to get finished.
While at home we will give his antibiotic through his PICC once a day, sodium supplements twice a day (basically salt water we have to force him to swallow), and inject his Lovenox (blood thinners) twice a day. In addition we get to go to the lab twice a week for blood draws to monitor all his levels to make sure his kidneys are doing their job, So its a lot but if it makes E better it is worth it. We will also do a quick follow up in the cities in a month and then in three months do a full fledged follow up with ultrasounds and meet with the nephrologist and urologist too.
Thank you again for all your prayers and messages and support. It was such a scary and stressful time but we definitely saw God's hand of guidance and protection through it all!
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