Going Home!

Hey folks,

I'm excited to say that this will be my last post from the hospital! Jordyn has recieved the green light and is being released.

Last night was fairly uneventful, though we had some issues with her IV. She needed one more dose of the steroid, and her IV was leaking. Go figure. So they decided to put a new one in and this time put it in her forearm. One nurse tried, but kept missing the vein, then another tried and finally got it in. Poor Jordyn, she hated it. Around 11pm, the nurse came in to check on her and found that she was really sweaty. She didn't have a fever though. The problem was that she was sweating enough to losen the tape on the new IV. The nurse got a new piece of tape, took the old one off...and out came the IV. We were horrified--would she have to get a new one? Luckily, she had already had a little over half of the dose of Steroids, so they decided that she could do without, and just go ahead and start on the oral meds. Thank goodness. After that, we all got the most sleep that we've had this whole time.

Early in the morning the neurologist came in and confirmed, she was doing well and she'd get to go home...right after breakfast! He told us that "the proof is in the pudding". Everything that they expected from ADEM had happened, and therefore, we are assuming she is on the mend and there is no other problem to watch out for. She will be coming back here mid-week for physical therapy, we will continue to monitor her blood pressure and blood sugars, and then she will have another MRI the third week of November. By that time, the swelling should be all gone and it should come back all clear.

Well, Jordyn has eaten her breakfast, had a small nap...and Jon tells me the discharge papers are waiting. Thanks again to everyone who has supported us. Feel free to call or come visit this week. I will update periodically as her therapy continues... :)