We're home! Riley's INR was at 1.8 this morning, giving us the greenlight to go home. They pulled his PICC line and then we basically sat around for five hours so they could monitor him.
On Tuesday we'll go see Dr. Tarnoff and Riley will have blood drawn for INR. Tomorrow we'll also be receiving an INR testing kit with finger prick so we can begin the home testing on Wednesday. Riley came home on lisinopril, cyproheptadine, amoxicillin, lasix, aldactone, coumadin and ferrous sulfate (iron supplement).
Finally, we delayed Riley's birthday while we were in the hospital and are celebrating everything a month late. Today is my birthday (was 3/22) and we're celebrating Riley's birthday next Saturday 4/29.
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Home!
Posted by Ken Norton at 4/22/2007 03:21:00 PM
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WooHoo! Home on a Sunday...that doesn't happen very often! We are sooo happy for your family...now Riley can have fun playing with his little brother. Keep us posted with Riley's progress at home. Happy birthday to the boys!
Kendra
Riley's home!!! YEAH!!! That's the best birthday present for all of you!!!!! I'm so happy to hear that you're home sooner than your last post suggested. I sure hope that the home/finger prick test works better for you guys than it did for us. I know how wonderful it will feel tonight to have ALL of you at home at the same time......sleeping in your own beds! ENJOY!!!!
love,
Gwynne
Congratulations! We are so glad you all are home.
The Sommers
Sooooo glad you are finally home.
Congratulations! I am a friend of Barbara's and have been lighting a candle for Riley (as well as you guys) and checking on his progress several times a day.
Best of luck with things from here...
Thinking good thoughts from Southern California.
Cara
Yippeeeee! Was so glad to get the call from Grampy earlier today! WE have done our dance of joy! Now, Riley can continue to heal and gain strength in the comfort of his own home. Wish we could have been there to celebrate the home coming and the birthdays! Love you all, Auntie and Stephen
Fabulous! Great news. Way to get out of there on a Sunday. We hope that the machine they give you to do the fingerpricks is well-calibrated, and that Riley doesn't mind it too much. We're just so glad that you all are home.
Love,
Babs, Jonathan, Naomi and Vivian
This is awesome news. Yaaahhh!
What a nice surprise! We are so happy to hear you finally got something to happen one day AHEAD of schedule! :-D
Happy birthday Ken and Riley. Heck, why not celebrate Suzanne's and Carter's birthdays this week too - you all deserve some birthday cheer after what you've been through.
I assume Riley will be getting his racecar cake now??? (I've been thinking about that cake for a month now, waiting for the day he can finally get his birthday wish!)
We are SO happy for you all.
Wow is that great news. Happy birthday Ken!
welcome home Riley and family!! what wonderful news! you are all so strong ! We hope that you enjoy your birthdays!!! :)
wyndi mom to Izabell (PHACES IAA, VSD, HB, MVP)
Hot damn. Best news I've had in a long time. I think you guys can appreciate home more than most.
yyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!
Home again!
HOME AGAIN! JIGGITY JIG! We are so happy and so glad to speak with Riley on the phone. CELEBRATE! and happy birthday Ken and Riley!!! Loveyou all, Grammy Peg and Wayne
This is great news. Happy birthday, Ken and Riley.
Glad you are home Riley!!!! Have a great birthday.
Yipeee !!! Happy Birthday to everyone. We are thrilled that you are back home...you must feel like your house is a palace compared with the tiny hospital room ! See you soon at home ! Glad for everyone ! Joce, Tom, Naomi
I am so glad to hear that you are home! Congratulations and Happy Birthday to Riley!
So glad you're home and the four of you together again. Great news! ~ Laura Mulder
That is AWESOME news. Simply enjoy being together under the same roof!!
We're so glad that Riley is finally back at home and all of you are together again!
We can't wait to see you next month! Love, Kristina & boys
Woooohoooooooo!!!
Is all.
Dave-n-Annette
I am so happy that you are home. We only met briefly at the CHF Christmas party, but I have been following Riley's story over his past hospitalization. You have been in my family thoughts very often, and we are happy that you are together as a family again. Now go have some fun!
Gina DiBlasio
Hooooooorraaaaayyy!!!!!
WOW!!! I am so glad that Riley is able to come home. what a great day for you all!!
Welcome home Riley! Hope to see you all very soon. :) -Jayne et al
Reading this made me so happy today. I'm going to go home and hug my guys a little harder tonight. Best to all of you.
There is no place like home. There is no place like home. There is no place like home.
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