Oh, relax a little.

Well, sorry to say, this is Meggan checking in... I know Jason has quite a fan club, but I decided to take a turn anyway. So there...

Last night and this morning seemed to be such a huge setback for me, and I confess, I was quite bummed out. Having the belly tube be put back in, hearing the nurse say back to clear liquids to start the whole switch to food over... I couldn't see how that would do anything but add 3 or 4 days on to my stay. Wallowing, just wallowing in self pity. I'd forgotten to avail myself of the strength just waiting for me and didn't go to God for the help I needed.

On the plus side, there is army of people going to God on my behalf, so He chose to work anyway! After a tearful morning (and being unable to even think about eating broth and jello at 8 am), my surgeon's nurse came to examine me.

Basically, she said everything is looking really good! All my preliminary labs are normal (tho we have to wait for the finals), and removing my central line got rid of my fever and put my white cell counts back to normal. She then said she felt the nausea and vomiting was a result of me getting myself too wound up! She said, relax and stop throwing up your food. She put me right back on solid food and said we're still on track for a weekend release. How good is God to work even when my faith had wavered!

So it looks like we'll be heading home Sunday morning -- the fare for the flight can't be beat, even if we have to stay in hotel Saturday night if I'm released Sat. This is actually preferred since a Sunday discharge would have to be done so that we could leave the hospital at 5 am. That's a pretty tight squeeze!

I'm so thankful that Jason is here; his presence is soothing and does much to help me unwind. I'm also thankful for a dear friend who sent me an email full of encouragement that I was unable to get until the time I really needed it. Yay God!

So tomorrow I'll let Jason take over again; his posts are much funnier than mine! But tonight I just wanted to thank you all for your comments, cards and prayers. Here's hoping this is our last visit to Palms of Pasadena Hospital!

G'night!!