BUT all signals worked VERY slooooooooow! It took forever for the first person to show up who would have anything to do with Woody's discharge. Finally things started to come together and we started seeing people we needed to see. Late morning, we finally were told that once a few things were done then he would be discharged...likely story...or...that should be unlikely story! We told them that our ride was an hour-and-a-half away and she started looking through and told us to have come at 2pm. In the meantime we met with someone who got us all squared away with the infusion antibiotic, explained things, showed us, and then had me show her that I could do it. Which I did since it is very similar to the time he came home from NIH with a Hickman line and I had to keep it open till Woody's next appointment in Bethesda, MD. Guess it is a little like riding a bike! Plus they have very good illustrated instructions that I will be referring to when I am doing it. It was decided that he would have one last infusion of that antibiotic before we left to go home (takes about 1-1/2 hours). Discharge people came in and gave us instructions. The pharmacy brought us a big bag of meds which we sent more than half back. We got two prescriptions for the other two antibiotics that he will be taking orally. We decided not to wait around on the pharmacy...which usually holds up the show...so chose to fill them at our local pharmacy. Transport got called. Nathan got there. And,new waited and waited and waited and waited on transport...almost two hours! Then when transport got us downstairs, we had to wait and wait and wait on them to bring us the car. Nathan wished that he hadn't valet parked! We didn't get way until almost 5pm...major rush hour time in Music Cith (Nashville). Then we crept along through the streets leading us to the interstate and then crept along on the interstate till we got through the busiest parts of Nashville. We finally got home a little afte 7pm. We got Woody in the house. He had a major cheering section out front when we got in and lots of helpers for his journey into the house. Nathan and Kathy sort of took over getting Woody settled and Abigail and I went to Kroger as it was too late to get a prescription at our pharmacy. Get the prescription turned and are told that it will be about an hour wait. So Abigail and I decided to make the hour wait productive and I got a few groceries...that way I won't have to go out and do that tomorrow. We put the groceries in the car and went back in to wait for the antibiotic. It was ready...first time today that the wait time was less than predicted! When I got home, I started clearing a space in the refrigerator for his infusion med which has to be kept cold. Then I went out to clear off a little desk and table to put supplies on. The doorbell rang and it was Woody's infusion antibiotics, which wer supposed to come tomorrow...another thing that happened before scheduled!
Now I am ready to crash! Going to go down and get something out of the drier for Woody and then come upstairs and get ready for bed. Hoping for an uninterrupted night's sleep?!? We'll see! Tomorrow should be interesting...one more prescription to fill, home health coming, an appointment here in Tullahoma to postpone, a birthday to celebrate, first infusion to give...and, who knows what else will happen to happen! We are both very glad to be home! Too tired to find a picture for tonight's blog...back to that part of my routine tomorrow night!
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