March 12,2013
We stayed one more day at the hospital as Dra. Castro wanted the Pulmonologist to see me before I left. He showed up at my room at 6am. He looked at all my x-rays and told my mom that over all my lungs looked pretty good for all the times I had been aspirating my food into them. He said there were some scars and that my lung volume was low but that with time they would begin to recuperate slowly but surely. The lungs are the hardest to cure. They take time. He told my mom to use a special salt water to nebulize me with so that it would make me cough stronger and that to expect at least 15 to 22 days of me still having lots of phlegm and having to have respiratory therapy daily. We were all okay with that, we just wanted to go home.
We took the 5pm ferry and arrived home at 7:30pm. The dogs were of course so happy to see us, Bismark had been staying at the new house because my dad had moved all of our things in before he came to the hospital for my surgery. The outside door were just beginning to be put on, and as a matter of fact the next morning at 7am they guys were there to finish installing the doors. The back doors had yet to be installed and grandma was not so keen on the idea of sleeping in the house without doors on but Selva and Indio were there to protect us dad reassured her of that! The doors and fans were finished being installed over the course of two days and we are finally beginning to feel like we are living in our new home.
The doctors orders were light physical therapy stretching etc…. but I had to wait to go horse back riding and swimming for a month. 🙁 Amazingly I managed to kick the O2 in a 4 days and little by little we were doing less aspirating and nebulizing treatments. I already feel like I have put on a few pounds!! Ha! 🙂 I am getting bigger though because I can finally eat without it all coming back up. MariaJo is doing a great job with me. Mom and dad sent her to Horse therapy so that she could get certified and we could start riding together. They say it is a fantastic therapy for kids like me! I cant wait to try!
Things are really good right now, my seizures are still lurking around daily but all in all I really cant complain. I feel very blessed and am so happy to be healthy and home.
Love Malia