I escaped my three week confinement. I left Percy behind in the hospital room and made a run for it - though in a wheelchair. I am now sitting outside in the sun in the courtyard of Homewood Suites.
Sharon busted me out around 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, got us checked into the Homewood Suites and me settled in the room. I felt bad that she has to do everything. because I still have little strength. She then went to the store and got us fixings for dinner - my first non-hospital meal. I couldn't eat much but I was happy to be out!
It was odd sleeping in my non-hospital bed because it did not continually inflate and deflate and no one came in to give me meds and check my vitals through the night. Because I the lack of interruptions I didn't sleep as well!
Sunday was great. I had coffee and cereal an the morning then had the best shower in weeks. Showering with Percy was a pain. Now I don't have to drag an IV pole with me into the shower. After showers we went downstairs and tried to sit outside - but it was a bit too chilly. But, within minutes there was lots of excitement at the Homewood Suites - no power. Xcel Energy had a local outage and we were included. No lights inside, no elevators, and the fire department came to visit - people were stuck in the elevators! Sharon and I hung out in the lobby and watched the excitement.
We went to UCHealth for a scheduled appointment which included a blood test and an IV antibiotic. Walking here and through out the day provided me with more exercise than I have had in weeks. It was good for me.
- Blood test results:
- Red blood cells 2.74
- White blood cells 3.5
- Hemoglobin 8.1
- Platelet 10
- Absolute Neutrophils 2.7
All of these number are good except for the Neutrophils. Hopefully those will be up tomorrow.
I rang the bell as I left the isolation unit. |
First glimpse of freedom |
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