All is good!
Well, at first, 2 days of TPN (IV food) at home was on the menu. After some training I felt confident that I could connect and disconnect the TPN to his PICC line safely.
We were literally packed and ready for departure. Waiting on a dressing change and instruction on how to proceed outside of this very clean and sterile room.
Then the doctor stopped in and mentioned that if Matthew was willing to stay one more night at the BMT and have labs done again in the morning, after a day off of the TPN, to check his potassium levels offnof the TPN, he could go home first thing in the morning without the need for any home IV food.
In true Matthew form he contemplated it for a short time and then announced that staying made the most sense because it would simplify things.
He then worked on some schoolwork, ate some soup, drank two juices and settled back to await Mom coming down to keep him company until morning.
Matthew will be ready and eager to go home in the morning and all that’s needed is a little patience and a quick visit from the doctor tomorrow to give him the potassium results and the official “You are released … Go Home!”.
Matthews Cancer Adventure 