We are going Home!!!!

Well Micah has been admitted for 32 days and we finally get to go home today. Hard to believe that we are actually being discharged from the hospital. Micah is still receiving IV TPN and will still have his nasal jejunum tube feedings. The plan is to wean off the IV TPN and continue the tube feeds. I'm not sure how long that process will take. We have a home health nurse who will visit with Micah at home. Home health just delivered an IV pump and a feeding pump. I'll take a picture and post it once it's all set up. It will take up to six months for Micah's intestine to completely heal. So far he has been able to avoid any central line infections. Hopefully he does not have any problems with his central line otherwise we will be back at T.C. Thompsons. We are so thankful to our friends, family and Juan's (My) co-workers (Erlanger's Trauma Service, Adult ER and CDU) who supplied us with food and drinks everyday. Without them this admission would have been extremely difficult. They have all been such a blessing to my wife (Patricia) and especially Micah. We also want to especially thank Dr. Devoid (Pediatric GI doctor) he was so wonderful to us and Micah and did such an excellent job. The nurses at T.C. Thompsons were wonderful as well. They took such good care of our son. So we are excited that we are home but at the same time scared. We will be setting up and giving his IV TPN and Tubefeeds. Good thing Patricia and I are nurses. Yea we are Home!!!!!!!