Adri left the hospital around 1:30 today and came home and went straight to bed for a 3 hour nap! The car ride wasn't that bad which was a nice surprise because we had heard horror stories.
Before she left today she spent some time working with a Physical Therapist because she is still not able to walk on her own. This is pretty unusual for someone with an acoustic neuroma. She was sent home with a walker and will continue to walk with that until she is cleared by the therapist. She is going to need 30 days of physical therapy to get her to the right place as far as walking is concerned. She walks a little to the right and feels like she may fall backwards. This is mostly due to the vertigo.
Her pain was better today, somewhere around a 2, which is a big improvement. She is also having more pain that normal so hopefully the steroid regiment will help with the inflammation to the lining of the brain.
Adri also had some trouble reading this morning. Last night she was able to read the blog entries with no problems but this morning she couldn't read. The doctors believe that this has to do with her brain settling after the surgery. They were in there messing around for 10 hours!
She is really excited to see people but still completely exhausted. Hopefully she will be up for a couple of visitors tomorrow but we will ask people to limit their visits so she can get her rest. Hopefully she will be feeling great soon and be looking for companionship.
Adri said she may be up for posting her own thoughts on the blog tonight so stay tuned!
Great news, Adri! You are progressing so quickly, although it may not seem so fast to you. Rest and enjoy the love that surrounds you.
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Adri,
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear that you are home with your mom and dad. Be patient with yourself. Many hugs and much love being sent your way from here in FL. Prayers are still going on for you.
Roseanne
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ReplyDeleteADRI IS SNUGGLED IN HER BED WITH MR. GREEN
ReplyDeleteEXPLANATION: Mr. Green is a crocheted blanket made by my Mother (who will be 91 this week) for Adri before she was born (we did not know the sex of our babies, therefore "green"). Mr. Green was her constant companion, dare we forget him at any time was not a good thing for the entire family, and he even experienced some of the first days at UCSB!!! I got him out of retirement and he still cleans up pretty good.
You know how you can look back on life and think, wow, that was interesting, or, I really had fun, or, what a happy occasion, or why me, or that could have gone better, or, that was lousy, or, wasn't that intriguing? I was thinking about that today on how we categorize daily happenings and they go into a myriad of different memory files that you keep as your own personal journal of life. On my drive home from Stanford today with my "acoustic neuroma free" baby girl, I was thinking of this. To categorize this day for my life files, I will say that it has to be one of the best days of my life.
Mom/Marlene/Grandmother-to-be