Finally at 7am our new nurse came on shift and happily flushed my nephrostomy tubes, emptied my bag and checked on the babies and my vitals. Having a sweet nurse makes all the difference!
I went back to sleep until the doctor came in to discharge me at 9:30. He told me to hang out a bit though and order breakfast because there were lights down outside and traffic was messed up. This stay in the hospital was the first time that I had met Dr. Wicker. He is my other primary OB and specializes in high risk. He was awesome and im so glad I got to know him a bit better in the hospital. He was by far the best on call doctor that I had and feel really good about him possibly delivering our babies :)
After a nice breakfast our nurse changed out my bag to a more discreet one, filled up two large bags full of supplies and gave me some vicodin and phengren to make it home.
I fell asleep waiting for transport to come and had a good nap. Jay grabbed me a Popsicle for the ride home and before we knew it I was relaxing on our sofa at home.
Overall the hospital and surgery was a positive experience. It was really difficult being there without my mom and I think this is the most I've missed her since they moved. It's really hard realizing they aren't just down the street anymore. I'm also really starting to get anxious about this tube. If they didn't see anymore kidney stones, I don't see the point of wearing it. I've read a lot about the high rate of infection with nephrostomy tubes and it makes me really nervous. I have an appointment with the urologist and my OB Friday do hopefully I'll get more answers then. Until then please keep us in your prayers that Jay is able to manage taking care of me and keeping the tube and dressing clean and that I continue to heal infection free!
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