Well, he's out now! After his procedure on Monday - which went really well by the way! They found zero electrical problems in his heart!- they made him lay still for 6 hours. I think he made it almost 5 and a half before he broke the rules, ha ha. Then they released him from the hospital on Tuesday. I think Tuesday was one of Daniel's longest days EVER because he had to be released by several different doctors, and they couldn't get a hold of one of them until late afternoon. So he was sitting there with his things packed up ready to make a run for it at 8 in the morning, but they still wouldn't let him go. Ha ha. We did get him a new phone that day though, so he's accessible again.
Now that he has been released he's doing outpatient rehab. That means he's got to stay in Utah for a while longer because he needs to be observed once or twice a day until the doctors will release him to make the long trip back to Texas. We don't know exactly how long this will last. They said maybe 2-4 weeks. We're banking on 2 with the speed of Daniel's recovery so far. Besides, Daniel is determined to show up all of those 80 year- olds he has to go to rehab with every day! Ha ha. According to him all of the other patients question him daily about why he's there, because at his age he definitely doesn't fit in!
He and my mom will drive back (and no- not matter how much he insists, Daniel will not be driving) So that we can get his car back to Texas along with some of his stuff. But don't worry, he'll be back! Hopefully he and Skyler can just bring all their stuff right back up here this fall :)
I'll try to keep posts on the blog about progress, but the progress is significantly more boring now that narrowly escaping death... so the posts may not be as frequent and definitely not as exciting. Sorry! I think we've had just about enough excitement this month though.
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So who ate the Banana Bread this time? Your report sounds great and we are so glad to hear he is out.
ReplyDeleteDaniel got all of his own banana bread :) He's lost 15 lbs, so we figured we would sacrifice to help his weight gain - ha ha.
ReplyDeletelol!! Dan you sure are in a different situation than I was, because Since I have had this all growing up I go to a pediatric cardiologist. So when I had my valve replaced and pacer put in in 04 I was 22... I was in the ICU with newbies - teenagers. They hardly had equipment big enogh for me. It was pretty funny to hear about your situation being with the 80 yr olds!
ReplyDeleteBrandon
Ok, I'll tell you where I got the shoes, but I must worn you first. I just about died when I went down the isle. Maybe it was spring fever, maybe, maybe it was the excitement of my baby fitting into big girl shoes. But i think it was because there were so many darling little shoes to choose from!
ReplyDeleteVenture out to Target. But remember. I warned you.