She was discharged from hospital this afternoon about 2pm. She has a little anxiety not having the medical staff around after everything that she has been through the last two weeks. The fever came again late this afternoon. I asked about this before she was discharged. The fevers are not unusual for this type of injury. The brain decides it should have a fever, so it does. We keep her cool and give her some Tylenol and her temperature is down within a couple of hours.
Here are the discharge orders:
- Low water intake and salt tablets for the next two weeks (helps the brain heal)
- No driving for two weeks
- Outpatient therapy for speech and short-term memory (I think it is coming back fast. Big improvements today. Helps when they let you sleep)
- Limited visitors for the next two weeks and absolutely no group visits (sorry people)
- Continue to exercise lungs for next four weeks
- Follow up visit in four weeks
- Start building up stamina - slowly
Will make a final posting tomorrow when I'm a little more alert. The blog has been viewed from 9 different countries. Will post more details tomorrow.
