18 Jan - Sarah Home

Sarah felt well enough to leave the hospital today and is spending her first night home since the surgery! I think being home is making her feel even better. It is still very possible that she'll get a few headaches here, but we've got pain meds that should help with that. Tomorrow she'll go back to the ENT doc's office to get the splints and packing removed from her nose, which she can't wait to do (she'll be able to breathe again!). Then she'll go back on Coumadin by the end of the week and next week we'll consult with docs on when to start radiation as well as chemo (sigh). Out of the frying pan in to the fire - but she's ready to do whatever is necessary. Apparently it takes a while for the pituitary function to stabilize at new levels, so at some point in the next two weeks she'll also see the endocrinologist and determine if the hormone replacement levels need to be adjusted. But for now, we're just glad to have her back home.