Upon examination of the patient this morning, Dr. K-T said, "Alison, you'd better have your hotel room reserved and ready to move into." That's because she expects to release Alison from the hospital on Monday!! Undoubtedly, that is earlier than any of us expected.
The transplant patient doesn't get to go back to her apartment in Cedar Falls, or even to West Union to see her dog, Bella, just yet. She'll remain in the Iowa City area for approximately 30 days, returning to UIHC for labs, pulmonary rehab and clinic visits.
A chest X-ray today was to determine if the drainage tubes from her right lung would be removed late day or possibly Sunday.
Before anyone thinks Alison will begin a month of watching soaps and reality TV shows, she does have a regimen she'll be following. She has to do exercises with a spirometer numerous times daily. There are many medications to follow and record, and of course there's that walking! Alison texted yesterday that she "had a pretty good pace going" in her loops down the hall, around the nurses stations and back again.
Janell,
ReplyDeleteCan't thank you enough for creating and maintaining the blog. It's such a treat to be able to keep up with Alison's progress on a daily basis. She's AMAZING! Thank you God!
Alison's aunt paula